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There was a new two part TV special, which I believe needs adding to this. Sharpe travels to India to depose the renegade General and rescue Paddy Harper. --Gavinio 23:36, 22 May 2006 (UTC)

Yes, there is. It is called Sharpe's Challenge and he goes to India to rescue Harper who dissapeared when working as a spy for the British against the Maharattas who have restarted their rebellion. Harper was posing as a horse seller, which he has a buisness on in Dublin. Sharpe is called to London to meet Wellington and told to find the spy but he refuses until he is told that the spy was Harper. In India, Sharpe reencounters William Dodd, once Lietenant in the British army but turned deserter when faced with execution charges. He goes to the Maharattas and becomes a Major General. Sharpe has to face him and the Maharattas in one of his best stories yet...

Does anyone know if Bernard Cornwall actually wrote the script, seeing as it is not a book? If you are interested in Sharpe, come to my article (above) and help me discover/write more about Sharpe and the Napoleonic era in general. I am not sure, though, if the plot should be added to this article seeing as it is not a book and the article mainly sumarises the books. Any ideas?

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Ahh, well if the Sharpe pages are just about the books, you might be right! Maybe the page could differentiate between which of Dickie's adventures are books, which are TV specials, and which are both? No reason why all three types couldn't be on the same page. For what it's worth, Challange was alright - quite enjoyed it! --Gavinio 21:26, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

It is interesting to note that a contemporary of Richard Sharpe is Rebecca Sharp, heroine of Thackeray's Vanity Fair. Interesting, too, the parallels of the struggles of their lives, from poverty stricken childhood through social climbing in adulthood, and perhaps a happy ending.

Early Sharpe
where did Sharpe get stuck in mudflats again? His first taste of battle should be there.

Flanders but there is no book of that battle.

True yet several books make specific and undeniable mention of being in Flanders with the 33rd Foot during the Duke of York's campaign. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.66.77.162 (talk) 15:10, 24 March 2008 (UTC)

Right His Grace asked him once since when he is with him, and he replies since Bostel.--88.153.0.140 (talk) 20:47, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Wrong?
THe article says that Sharpe saved Wellington at Assaye in India. In the TV series it is in the Portuguese campaign (first episode)87.127.69.247 20:41, 24 April 2007 (UTC)


 * The TV series (which has a separate page) changed the location so that they could show his commission. Sharpe's actions at Assaye occur in "Sharpe's Triumph" and are based on a historical incident where Wellington was unhorsed and nearly killed during the battle - Wellington is said to have fought off his attackers himself. Cornwell just inserted Sharpe into this incident, later explaining that Sharpe is loath to say what happened or take credit. Since the historical Wellington also refused to elaborate on what happened, it was an easy place to put him! Sharpe's telescope (a reward from Wellington) is mentioned in nearly every book and bears the date of Assaye. I think in the TV series they wanted to skip over the fact that Sharpe was an unsuccessful and indistinguished junior officer for 6 years before the events in the film. It takes away from his image. LaurenCole 15:03, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Injuries
I think it would be interesting to have a section containing all the injuries sustained by Sharpe. I'm only up to Fury in chronological order, but this is what I can recall: Scar on cheek, impaled in leg, open wound on thigh, pinned to wall by spear(?), shot in the head, shot in shoulder, slashed on waist....LaurenCole 15:28, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

Would be interesting, indeed, as tribute to his remarkable stamina and healing ability. :) Add a broken rib or two and almost 200 lashes plus an unnumbered previous set of stripes ("I've been lashed before" - Sharpe's Tiger), a musketball to the skull at Chasalgaon, and a sword-cut to the left shoulder near Assaye (all in Sharpe's Triumph).  72.13.188.130 (talk) 20:37, 8 December 2008 (UTC)

We'd ever know the full list - in Sharpe's Rifles Cornwell refers to a "length of scarred thigh" which doesn't match any injury sustained in the earlier books (In Tiger he was also pinned through the waist to a tree by the Tippoo's lancers). Frankly, I'm amazed the boy has any skin left on his body, let alone a full completment of limbs and digits! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.111.153.130 (talk) 12:13, 17 August 2010 (UTC)

Order
As a reader new to the series, it'd be nice to have a list of the books in published order somewhere, for ease of reference; I'd rather read them via the order they were written, as God intended. Is there one on wikipedia? Could someone add it? Would it be a good idea? WLU 18:48, 13 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I second that request - I specifically came to this page looking for that information. Night1stalker 17:06, 17 May 2007 (UTC)


 * The infobox on each story article gives the published date of the book, but it would take a while to list them in that way. I agree that a page listing the published order of the Sharpe books would be good. Suggested heading: Richard Sharpe (fictional character) Published Order

or something along those lines.


 * Such a page has now been added with the heading Richard Sharpe (fictional character) Published Order.


 * This new page has been replaced with sortable functionality in the original enhanced table. :: Kevinalewis  : (Talk Page) /(Desk)  16:43, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Promotions
I'm fairly sure that in Sharpe's Waterloo, Sharpe was ranked as a Lieutenant-colonel attached to the Dutch Army. Should this not be included in the Promotions section? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cliste (talk • contribs) 21:08, 16 August 2007

"Fury" first or "Battle"
The chronological sequence of novels is slightly ambiguous here with one being "May 1811" and the other "Winter 1811". It all hinges on whether "winter" means December 1811 or January-February 1811. As you can see I think it redically alters the order. :: Kevinalewis  : (Talk Page) /(Desk)  09:15, 8 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Fury does go first as it is party about the battle of barrosa on the 5th March 1811. Therefore winter 1811 refers to the early months of 1811 - and so the order on the list is correct, although admittedly ambiguous, and that has been changed.
 * Eth er  s  [talk] 14:55, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

Relationships and Family
Hi:

This section could use a clean up. To its credit, if it is not complete, then it is close to complete. However, it's difficult to read. Perhaps we could snip it into three sections. His early career, mid and later life. Opinions?

Andy —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.157.188.173 (talk) 03:06, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

minor text edit
I am going to change the following line

"Unlike almost all the other officers he serves with, Sharpe knows how to fight."

to

"Unlike many of the officers he serves with, Sharpe knows how to fight."

As Von Lossow, Robert Knowles, Dalembord, Major Nairn, Harry Price all fellow officers were adept at fighting also.

Sams37 (talk) 01:13, 16 May 2008 (UTC)

Date for Sharpe's Tiger
Just a quick note, the entry here for Sharpe's Tiger (Richard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799) lacks a month. I looked it up in the book, and about five pages in it states "And this hot March day promised food...", which sets the starting date of that book. Of course, the final battle of Seringapatam was in May, that is, the end of that book. The book itself is a legit source to cite, I guess.

I would add the month myself, but I seem to have picked up wikistalkers who seem to relish reverting any edits I make, so I'll keep my fuzzy paws off of the article. Kid Bugs (talk) 02:08, 3 November 2009 (UTC)