SHARPE’S
COMPANY
Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Badajoz,
January to April 1812
BERNARD CORNWELL
Copyright
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First published in Great Britain by Collins 1982
Previously published in paperback by Fontana 1983
Reprinted eleven times
Copyright © Rifleman Productions Ltd 1982
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Bernard Cornwell asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work
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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.
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Ebook Edition © July 2009 ISBN: 9780007334551
Version: 2019-12-13
Sharpe’s Company is for the Harper family, Charlie and Marie, Patrick, Donna and Terry, with affection and gratitude
‘Brilliant! Sharpe is a great creation’
Daily Mirror
‘Now thou art come unto a feast of death’
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
HENRY VI, PART I, ACT 4, SCENE 5.
Contents
Part Three: St Patrick’s Day, March 17th to Easter Sunday, March 29th 1812
Part Four: Saturday, April 4th to Monday, April 6th 1812