Sharpe's Waterloo (novel)
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| Author(s) | Bernard Cornwell |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Richard Sharpe |
| Genre(s) | Historical novels |
| Publisher | Harper Collins |
| Publication date | 1 February 1990 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) and audio-CD |
| Pages | 416 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-00-223643-5 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC Number | 32926187 |
| Dewey Decimal | 823/.914 20 |
| LC Classification | PR6053.O75 S57 1990b |
| Preceded by | Sharpe's Revenge |
| Followed by | Sharpe's Ransom |
Sharpe's Waterloo is a historical novel by Bernard Cornwell set during the 1815 Waterloo campaign.
[edit] Characters in Sharpe's Waterloo
- Lt. Col. Richard Sharpe – now a staff officer in the Dutch army.
- Patrick Harper – now a civilian, Dublin pub owner, and horse trader (and thief).
- Simon Doggett – a British officer on the Prince of Orange's staff.
- Lord John Rossendale – British cavalry officer, and the lover of Sharpe's estranged wife, Jane.
- Jane Sharpe – Sharpe's estranged wife, now pregnant with Rossendale's child.
- Lucille Castineau – Sharpe's French lover.
- Daniel Hagman – Rifleman.
- Major Dunnett – Rifle officer, Sharpe's old commander.
- Lt. Harry Price – officer in the Prince Of Wales' Own Volunteers.
- Major Peter d'Alembord – officer in the Prince Of Wales' Own Volunteers.
- Lt. Col. Joseph Ford – new commanding officer of the Prince Of Wales' Own Volunteers.
- Rebecque: the Prince of Orange's tutor and aide-de-camp.
- Paulette: Belgian prostitute, the Prince of Orange's mistress.
[edit] Historical figures
- Field Marshal The Duke of Wellington – commander of the Anglo-Dutch army.
- William, Prince of Orange – commander of the allied I Corps.
- Harry Paget, Earl of Uxbridge – Wellington's second in command.
- Field Marshal Gebhard von Blucher, commander of the Prussian army.
- Miguel de Alava – Spanish envoy to the Netherlands, and Wellington's close friend.
- Lieutenant General August von Gneisenau – chief of staff of the Prussian army.
- Napoleon Bonaparte – restored Emperor of France.
- Marshal Michel Ney, Napoleon's primary field commander.
[edit] External links
- Section from Bernard Cornwell's website on Sharpe's Waterloo
- Independent Review of Sharpe's Waterloo
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