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Sharpe's Fortress is a 1999 historical adventure novel by British author Bernard Cornwell, set during the Napoleonic Wars. It is the third chronological book in the Sharpe series, following Richard Sharpe, a British soldier who rises from the ranks. The novel is set in India during the Siege of Gawilghur in 1803, continuing the storyline from Sharpe's Triumph.
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Where does Sharpe's Fortress fit in the Richard Sharpe series?
It concludes the early India trilogy that begins with Sharpe's Tiger and continues with Sharpe's Triumph. Although published in 1999, it occurs well before the Napoleonic War novels that Bernard Cornwell wrote first.
What historical siege is depicted in Sharpe's Fortress?
The novel centers on the 1803 assault on Gawilghur during the Second Anglo-Maratha War. Richard Sharpe serves under Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington.
Do I need to read Sharpe's Tiger and Sharpe's Triumph first?
The main military plot can be followed on its own, but the preceding books establish Sharpe's rise from private soldier and his conflicts with recurring characters. Reading the India trilogy in order gives the strongest payoff.
Was Sharpe's Fortress adapted for the Sean Bean television series?
No direct television adaptation of this novel was produced in the original ITV Sharpe series. Those films concentrate mainly on Sharpe's later campaigns in the Peninsular War and beyond.
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