Title: Fantastic Debut of one of fiction's most enduring characters
Review: Sharpe's Rifles was the first in Bernard Cornwell's acclaimed Sharpe series. We first meet Lt. Richard Sharpe, he is the quartermaster of the 95th Rifles on their retreat from a horrific defeat at the hands of the French. After a surprise attack by French cavalry decimated Sharpe's regiment, he is left in command with a surly command. There is the threat mutiny from an Irish private names Patrick Harper and a dangerous journey against an implacable enemy. Somehow Sharpe must pull together his shattered regiment outwit a relentless pursuer and deal with Methodist missionaries. Here is the adventure that started it all.
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