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There, in the sweltering horror of Barrosa, Sharpe will meet his old enemy Colonel Vandal once again..
The small British force is trapped by a French army, and their only hope lies with the outnumbered redcoats outside refusing to admit defeat.
Inside the city walls an intricate diplomatic dance is taking place and Richard Sharpe faces more than one enemy.
Spain has fallen to the French, except for Cadiz, now the Spanish capital and itself under siege.
In the winter of 1811, the war seems lost.
From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the eleventh installment in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty\'s Army at the siege of Seringapatam.
Richard Sharpe, upstart rifleman, performs a sensitive mission for Henry Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington\'s younger brother and special envoy to Spain, in the latest installment in this New York Times bestselling series.
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