Sharpe’s Eagle

by Bernard Cornwell

Book 8 in the Sharpe series.

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In 1809, Sharpe is attached to the inexperienced South Essex Regiment under the incompetent Sir Henry Simmerson. After the regiment loses its colours during a disastrous encounter with the French, Sharpe promises to restore its honour by capturing an Imperial Eagle. The campaign leads to the Battle of Talavera, where he must hold his men together and fight for the promotion Simmerson is determined to deny him.