Written by: Bernard Cornwell
Submitted By: Christopher
I Know this is probably a strange idea to review a Cornwell on his own website but it is a great book and I like it wery much.
It is set during the Mahratta war and it reflects the difficulties for a officer from the ranks during that time.
Richard Sharpe now a Ensign is placed in the 74th Highlanders.
Not only is he disliked because of his background but also because he is not a scotsman.
He is plunged into the attack on Ghawilghur fortress along with Wellington's forces.
As the battle grows for control of the ravine Sharpe takes a group of Highlanders and some of the men from the 33rd, his old regiment and escalade the wall.
He is quickly inside the fortress and finds his way to the gatehouse without any big counterattack.
The book is of course written by Bernard Cornwell and is the third book in the Formidable Sharpe series, also it tells of the last Mahratta battle for Wellington before he goes for his real enemies: The French
