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Sharpe — Books timeline
when each title takes placeIndia
1799, siege of Seringapatam, India
Sharpe's TigerPrivate Sharpe goes undercover in Tipu Sultan's city
September 1803, India
Sharpe's TriumphSergeant Sharpe hunts a traitor officer all the way to the Battle of Assaye
December 1803, India
Sharpe's FortressNewly commissioned and scorned by his fellow officers, Sharpe faces the fortress of Gawilghur
Trafalgar and Copenhagen
1805, at sea
Sharpe's TrafalgarSailing home from India, Sharpe ends up in the biggest sea battle of the age
1807, Denmark
Sharpe's PreyBroke, Sharpe takes a secret mission to Copenhagen
The Peninsular War
January 1809, Galicia
Sharpe's RiflesOn the retreat to Corunna, Sharpe inherits riflemen who don't want him in charge
spring 1809, northern Portugal
Sharpe's HavocIn French-occupied Oporto, Sharpe searches for a runaway English girl
July 1809, SpainSharpe's EagleCornwell's first book: Sharpe vows to take a French eagle at Talavera
August 1810, Almeida
Sharpe's GoldWellington needs gold, and Sharpe has to take it from a partisan leader
1810, Bussaco and Coimbra
Sharpe's EscapeAn inept lieutenant threatens Sharpe's company on the retreat to Lisbon
March 1811, Cádiz
Sharpe's FuryWounded and stuck in Cádiz, Sharpe gets drawn into blackmail and the Battle of Barrosa
May 1811, Fuentes de Oñoro
Sharpe's BattleSharpe makes a French enemy and has to train the Spanish king's Irish guard
January to April 1812, Spain
Sharpe's CompanyThe siege of Badajoz, the war's bloodiest assault
May 1812, Almaraz
Sharpe's CommandSharpe has to help destroy the bridge that links two French armies
June and July 1812, Salamanca
Sharpe's SwordSharpe wants the sword of a French colonel who hunts British spies
Christmas 1812, Portuguese border
Sharpe's EnemySharpe carries a ransom for two hostages and runs into an old enemy
February to June 1813, Spain
Sharpe's HonourFramed for murder, Sharpe has to clear his name before the Battle of Vitoria
June to November 1813, England and France
Sharpe's RegimentSharpe goes back to England to find out where his regiment's recruits are going
France and Waterloo
November and December 1813, near Bayonne
Sharpe's StormIn the invasion of southern France, Sharpe faces a cowardly colonel and the winter
winter 1814, France's Atlantic coast
Sharpe's SiegeSharpe takes a fort on the French coast and is left alone to hold it
1814, France and Italy
Sharpe's RevengeThe war ends, and Sharpe is accused of stealing Napoleon's treasure
June 15–18, 1815, Belgium
Sharpe's WaterlooThe three days of the Waterloo campaign, through Sharpe's eyes
After the war
1815, right after Waterloo, Paris
Sharpe's AssassinIn occupied Paris, Sharpe hunts a secret society out to kill Wellington
1820–1821, Saint Helena and Chile
Sharpe's DevilYears after the war, Sharpe heads to Chile to find an old friend, with a stop to see Napoleon
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