Sharpe timeline

when each title takes place

The Peninsular War

1809, Portugal and Spain

Sharpe's RiflesA sergeant saves Wellesley's life, gets made lieutenant and has to win over riflemen who don't want him

1809, Battle of Talavera

Sharpe's EagleUnder a cowardly colonel, Sharpe vows to take a French eagle at Talavera

1812, siege of Badajoz

Sharpe's CompanyAt the siege of Badajoz, Sharpe loses his rank, learns he has a daughter and meets an old enemy

winter 1812–1813, Portugal

Sharpe's EnemySharpe carries the ransom for two Englishwomen held by a gang of deserters

1813, Vitoria campaign

Sharpe's HonourA Spanish marquis challenges Sharpe to a duel, and the spy Ducos springs a trap

Sharpe's GoldChasing deserters, Sharpe ends up hunting for Aztec gold

1813, Franco-Spanish border

Sharpe's BattleSharpe has to turn the Royal Irish Guard into fighting men

1813, Franco-Spanish border

Sharpe's SwordSharpe guards a British spy from a French colonel who hunts agents

Sharpe's RegimentShort of men, the South Essex sends Sharpe and Harper to England for recruits

1813, near Bordeaux

Sharpe's SiegeWith few men, Sharpe must take a French castle near Bordeaux

Sharpe's MissionSharpe rides with a famous colonel of doubtful loyalty to blow up French powder

The end of the war

1814, Toulouse and Normandy

Sharpe's RevengeFramed for stealing Napoleon's treasure, Sharpe is hunted by both sides

1814, Yorkshire

Sharpe's JusticeIn peacetime, Sharpe leads a militia in northern England, caught between mill owners and workers

June 1815, Belgium

Sharpe's WaterlooNapoleon is back, and Sharpe heads to the war's last battle

Back to India

1817, India (with flashbacks to 1803)

Sharpe's ChallengeYears after Waterloo, Sharpe returns to India after a dangerous prince and a kidnapped young woman

1817, India, right after Challenge

Sharpe's PerilSharpe and Harper escort a French bride-to-be and a wagon train through bandit country

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