Sharpe's Waterloo

1815. Napoleon escapes Elba, and Sharpe leaves his Normandy farm to rejoin the army on the staff of the Prince of Orange, an untested young man. Sharpe sees the French crossing the border, but no one believes him. At Quatre Bras and then Waterloo, the prince's orders cost dearly, and one of them gets Hagman and Harris killed. Rossendale, Jane's lover, rides into battle and dies on French bayonets. Sharpe faces the Imperial Guard with his old regiment and watches Napoleon's army collapse as the Prussians arrive. It's the end of the war and of the original series.

1. CameoPaul Bettany, the prince

   The blundering Prince of Orange, who gives bad orders all battle long, is Paul Bettany, Marvel's future Vision.

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2. ReferenceThe son who wasn't born

   In the book, Sharpe and Lucille already have a son, Patrick-Henri. Since TV cut the pregnancy in Revenge, the boy doesn't appear.

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3. Behind the scenesMeant to be the end

   Waterloo closed the original series in 1997. Cornwell once said he planned to end Sharpe with that book, then changed his mind.

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