He was often seen with Rifleman Tobias Moore. [18] Although he would have accompanied Sharpe in the retreat to Corunna, was he was never mentioned in Sharpe's Rifles. Clive Francis was born on June 26, 1946 in Eastbourne, Sussex, England as Clive Alexander Francis Thompson. Cornwell, B. Like Windham, he is friendly towards Sharpe but unsure how to treat an officer who rose from the ranks. He is discharged from the army in 1814, but is present at the Battle of Waterloo as a civilian (Sharpe's Waterloo). The fate of Jane and her child is unknown, although she is referred to as still being alive at the time of Sharpe's Devil. Posted to the United States by the French government as a neutral observer, he voluntarily attaches himself to J.E.B. The two marksmen shook hands and agreed that Robinson was second best shot. Among the exploits he shares with Sharpe, Harper is credited with the capture of a French Imperial Eagle at the Battle of Talavera in 1809 and storming of one of the breaches at Badajoz in 1812 (Sharpe's Company). Teresa and Sharpe are married the next morning. [49], Private Kirby was a soldier in the South Essex Regiment, later to be known as The Prince of Wales Own Volunteers. Rifleman Thompson first appeared in Sharpe's Battle however he would have accompanied Sharpe in the retreat to Corunna but was he was never mentioned in Sharpe's Rifles. He also participated in the destruction of Almeida but wasn't mentioned in Sharpe's Gold and also partook in Sharpe's Escape during the battle of Bussaco. Wanting to be a dancer, Hurley went to ballet boarding school at 12, but soon returned home. In 1809, Leroy purchased a Captain's commission in the fictional South Essex Regiment, where he first meets Richard Sharpe in the novel Sharpe's Eagle. Trumper-Jones acts as Sharpe's legal representative when he is accused of murder. He went on to fight in the Battle of Salamanca in Sharpe's Sword but he wasn't mentioned. Sharpe's Sword is a 1995 British television drama, the eighth of a series screened on the ITV network that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars.It is based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Bernard Cornwell, though it is set a year later (1813) than the book. Although Hogan's role as spymaster requires him to be at times both ruthless and duplicitous, he is a good friend to Sharpe throughout the series, often protecting him from official censure and advancing his career. Simmerson tries, on two occasions, to rape Lass, but fails both times, due both to Lass's pluck, and the intervention of an Irish priest, who thrashes Simmerson in a sword fight. Sims was often referred to in the novels as the usual grumbler and a troublemaker along with his friends Williamson, Tarrant, Cresacre, Donnelly, Gataker and once upon a time Harper. While the company was under siege at San Isidro in Sharpe's Battle, he reveals that as a boy he spent a year down a coal mine in Derbyshire. Cornwell, B. Tongue fought with Sharpe in the Battle at Talavera where Sharpe captured a French Eagle. Dunnett has the misfortune to then spend the remainder of the War languishing in captivity, while the Lieutenant he despised rises through the ranks. Series Cast. Disliking the idea, she instead buys an expensive and gaudy London town house and is seduced by the wealth of high society previously denied her. Ducos' exact origins are unclear. [citation needed] When several soldiers are killed as a result of the Prince of Orange's incompetent orders at Quatre Bras, Price worries that his brother, who has just joined up, is among the dead. Carter was described as being a Catholic, a quiet individual who was lucky. Rifleman Ben Perkins also appeared in episodes of the Sharpe television series, played by Lyndon Davies. How he became involved in the world of espionage is not revealed, though he is described as a zealous revolutionary, and his rise occurred during the French Revolution of 1789 and the Terror that followed it. During the assault on the breach at Badajoz, he is shot dead by one of the French defenders, grieving Windham. He also participated in the destruction of Almeida but wasn't mentioned in Sharpe's Gold and also appeared in Sharpe's Escape where he was almost put under arrest for looking at Captain Slingsby funny. Rifleman Parry Jenkins was a Welsh rifleman and chosen-man that served in the 95th Rifles. Although he is based on a real historical figure, his involvement in the Sharpe novels is entirely fictional. Either Hine did not fight at Waterloo or he was killed prior to the battle. Regimental Sergeant Major MacLaird was a soldier in the South Essex Regiment. [36] The novels also described him as a very capable rifleman who attended Mass on a regular basis even though he was not Catholic. Bean was born in Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to Rita (Tuckwood) and Brian Bean. With Farthingdale removed, Sharpe is able to hold the border crossing against the French until reinforcements arrive, but in the last moments of the siege, Hakeswill escapes and murders Sharpe's own wife, Teresa. Great Britain: HarperCollins, p. 25. Private Mellors was a soldier in the South Essex Regiment, later to be known as The Prince of Wales Own Volunteers. In Sharpe's Eagle it is revealed that just over 30 rifleman survived the retreat to Corunna and Hine would have been one of them. Ducos possesses a book listing a number of enemy officers, British, Portuguese and Spanish, whom he crosses out when they have been killed. He later appears as a boy of five in the prologue of Sharpe's Devil, taking place in the summer of 1819. Rossendale is initially an ally in Major Sharpe's attempts to find missing recruits to the South Essex Regiment, providing support and guidance through the social pitfalls of Court circles. When Harper intervenes to protest the summary execution of a deserter, he and Sharpe are hunted through the Foulness marshes by Girdwood and his fellow officers. He would have fought with Sharpe in the Battle at Talavera in Sharpe's Eagle. Daragh O'Malley as Rifleman, later Sergeant Major, Patrick Harper(1993–1997, 2006, 2008) 3. He joined the army at an early age to avoid the penalty of crime. Great Britain: HarperCollins, p. 154. Sharpe is rescued by the intervention of a former lover, Helene Leroux and escapes after the accidental destruction of the castle. Rifleman Isaiah Tongue first appeared in Sharpe's Rifles where he accompanied Sharpe in the retreat to Corunna. [12] He was born in Derry in Ireland. Harper is flogged during the siege of Badajoz as a result of the machinations of Sharpe's enemy Obadiah Hakeswill. Either Smith did not fight at Waterloo or he was killed prior to the battle. Rifleman Pendleton is one of the original riflemen who was involved in the retreat to Corunna in Sharpe's Rifles though he was not mentioned in the novel. Kelly was a former Connaught Ranger who was wrongfully flogged and chose to desert as a consequence. He later proved his worth by firing four shots a minute and surviving the battle of Talavera. In the television series, two separate actors played Calvet: Olivier Pierre in Sharpe's Mission and Sharpe's Siege, and John Benfield in Sharpe's Revenge. In Sharpe's Mission, set after Sharpe's Siege, she is shown to already be disenchanted with the soldier's life that seems destined to always be Sharpe's lot and is easily seduced by the arrival of the superficially cultured poet Shellington. 2004: Sharpe's Escape. After travelling to Italy to defeat Ducos, Sharpe returned to the Lassan estate permanently. He was friends with rifleman Robinson and partnered each other in battle. At the end of the novel, when the South Essex is positioned on the British flank during the Battle of Talavera, Simmerson panics and starts to withdraw the regiment, before he is ignominiously relieved from his post by William Lawford. 434-435. Colonel Sir Augustus Farthingdale, a prominent British diplomat. 1981: Sharpe's Gold. The first installment of the series, “Sharpe's Rifles” is also a compelling episode of the Sharpe franchise. He harbours irrational fears of the Irish and of dogs and writes poetry which glorifies the art of war. When Sharpe then immediately asks for the Forlorn Hope at Badajoz, Windham calls him unbalanced, that there will be vacancies a plenty after the attack. 2003: Sharpe's Havoc. He is Sharpe's immediate superior and was mortally wounded during the Corunna retreat. Great Britain: HarperCollins, p. 18. Sharpe is detailed to rescue "Lady Farthingdale" when she is taken hostage by a gang of deserters led by Sharpe's nemesis, Obadiah Hakeswill, in a remote village on the Portuguese border. On the day of his execution, the hangman hoisted the numerous victims into the air to die by strangulation, for the amusement of the crowd, and paid little attention to the small boy struggling at the far end of the scaffold. Kirby would have been involved in the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo and the Siege of Badajoz. He has been married to Beth Goddard since 2006. Cornwell, B. A sword fight between the two men sees Dodd disarmed after which Sharpe forces him to sit on the throne he had coveted and skewering him through the chest with his sword, pinning him to it. Great Britain: HarperCollins, p. 81. Private Batten is a soldier in the South Essex Regiment, later renamed The Prince of Wales Own Volunteers. After his death, Rifleman Patrick Harper was promoted to sergeant to replace him. At some point in between Sharpe's Gold and Sharpe's Company, Sharpe and Harper met Jane off-page during a visit to England. His victory against Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 puts him in the first rank of Britain's military heroes. Episode guide, trailer, review, preview, cast list and where to stream it on demand, on catch up and download. He welcomes Obadiah Hakeswill, an old antagonist of Sharpe's, when the former deserts, making him an officer in the Cobras. Gutteridge first appeared in Sharpe's Eagle when Sharpe's riflemen were attach to the light company of the South Essex. 2003: Sharpe's Havoc. He returned again in Sharpe's Fury, alongside, Sharpe, Harper, Hagman, Harris, and Slattery, however in the Battle at Barrosa it cost the life of Slattery. Although Sharpe escapes with "only" 202 of the assigned 2000 lashes after an intervention by Sir Arthur Wellesley, Hakeswill continues to pursue a vendetta against him for the next three years, during which he betrays Sharpe and Lawford to Tipoo Sultan (Sharpe's Tiger), falsifies a second assault charge and murders Sharpe's friend and mentor Hector McCandless (Sharpe's Triumph). [6] He partook in the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro[7] and went to fight with Sharpe in the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo and the Siege of Badajoz. He partook in the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro in and went to fight with Sharpe in the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo and the siege of Badajoz. In subsequent campaigns in Flanders and India, Hakeswill torments Sharpe, until in 1799 he conspires with Captain Charles Morris to have Sharpe flogged to death (Sharpe's Tiger). Instead of leaving Sharpe, he forgives him at the end of the episode. Knowles plays a significant role in the recovery of stolen Spanish gold behind enemy lines in Sharpe's Gold and is shortly afterwards appointed as Adjutant to Lt Colonel William Lawford, the South Essex's senior officer (Sharpe's Escape). He hated the mine, and was frightened from the moment he entered the shaft. Nairn has something of a friendship with Sharpe and meets with him again in Sharpe's Regiment to inform him that a request for reinforcements has been refused and the South Essex Regiment is in danger of being disbanded. He is posted to the light company under Captain Charles Morris and there meets Private Sharpe for the first time. Rifleman Gataker is one of the original riflemen who was involved in the retreat to Corunna in Sharpe's Rifles. He also participates in the destruction of Almeida but is not mentioned in Sharpe's Gold and also partakes in Sharpe's Escape during the Battle of Bussaco. He survived the defence of the Alba de Tormes, and he went onto fight alongside Sharpe in Sharpe's Enemy but he wasn't mentioned at all. Roach wasn't mentioned in Sharpe's Enemy, Honour, Regiment, Christmas, Siege, Revenge or Waterloo. In Sharpe's Fury he translates for Sharpe in a parley with the French. Four years later Hakeswill is able to manipulate Morris into laying a further charge of assault against Sharpe, by knocking the Captain unconscious himself and dousing the officer with the contents of a full chamber pot (Sharpe's Triumph). After Sharpe puts an end to the auctions, he takes Jane back to Spain with them where they marry. Sims fought with Sharpe in the Battle at Talavera in Sharpe's Eagle where he was asked to keep reloading for Hagman indicating that he may have been one of the weakest shots of Sharpe's rifleman. He survived but Sharpe was severely wounded. Despite his ferocity in battle, where he seems to embody the berserker energy of legendary Irish heroes such as Cú Chulainn, Harper is a kind and gentle man, with a passion for birdwatching. The couple are separated for over a year, until Teresa finds Sharpe in the aftermath of the storming of Ciudad Rodrigo and reveals that she has given birth to their daughter Antonia, in the French held city of Badajoz (Sharpe's Company). Jane and Rossendale seem eager to take advantage of Sir Willoughby Parfitt's schemes to bankrupt and buy out mills but fail when Sharpe exposes his methods. He is fond of alcohol but affable and well liked by the men. Morris is a lazy, venal and corrupt officer in the 33rd Regiment of Foot's Light Company, replacing the more energetic and decent Captain Hughes after the latter's death from "the flux". 103 Credits. While in Copenhagen he meets Sharpe again aiding him in his mission. However, unlike Sergeant Patrick Harper, Hogan does not wear his pride on his sleeve, nor does he demonstrate any anti-English sentiment. He went on to fight in the Battle of Salamanca in Sharpe's Sword. During the battle of Waterloo, after Sharpe takes command of the Prince of Wales' Own, Hagman takes a bullet through the chest and is fatally wounded. Either Latimer did not fight at Waterloo or he was killed prior to the battle. ... Sebastian Stark 38 episodes, 2006-2008. He had been a poacher in Cheshire, as had been his father. Hagman was one of the very few who had not gotten insensibly drunk with the rest of the company in Sharpe's Rifles. There he is reunited with Sharpe, now a lieutenant in the 95th Rifles. perkins was touchy about the loss of his jacket and the loss of his armband denoting he was a chosen man, a compliment that was paid to the most reliable and best riflemen. He then apologizes to Sharpe, saying he had been wrong in his opinion of the man from the ranks, and that it was good to see him again; so few of the old battalion still lived, so many had died at New Orleans. Cornwell, B. He survived but Sharpe was severely wounded. His replacement, Ensign McDonald, was killed by Colonel Leroux when he broke his parole to escape to the French-held forts in Salamanca after being captured by Sharpe and his men. Rifleman Finn first appeared in Sharpe's Battle however he would have accompanied Sharpe in the retreat to Corunna in Sharpe's Rifles. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. Gavan O'Herlihy was born on April 29, 1954 in Dublin, Ireland. 1 (2000), and director Brian Helgeland's film A Knight's Tale (2001). The amused Hagman told Sharpe he was a bloody awful Major, "You have to learn to have things done for you, sir, like the nobs." Throughout the first novel, he consistently ignores the advice of the few professional soldiers among his officers, and blames the often disastrous consequences of his own blunders on them. In the TV episode Sharpe's Gold, the role of Skillicorn was portrayed by Philip Dowd. • Sean Bean as Sergeant, later Lieutenant-Colonel, Richard Sharpe (1993–1997, 2006, 2008) Rifleman Harvey never appeared in the TV Series adaptions. The court of inquiry at Dublin Castle dismissed him on half pay, effectively ending his military career. In 1813 Ducos finally captures Sharpe and tortures him, destroying Sharpe's telescope (a gift from Wellington) in retaliation for his own smashed spectacles. Cameron wasn't mentioned in Sharpe's Honour, Regiment, Christmas, Siege, Revenge, or Waterloo. Lawford is still in India at least as late as 1803, when his uncle is killed in the closing stages of the Battle of Assaye, but he returns at some point in the next six years. Thus protected, Hakeswill is free to terrorize the soldiers in his units, forcing them to bribe him to avoid floggings for imaginary infractions and forcing their wives to have sex with him to protect their husbands. He hides the fact he is one of the officers at the recruitment camp of the South Essex, a secret and brutal training camp in Foulness, run by the second battalion's commanding officer Lieutenant-Colonel Girdwood and the regiment's disgraced founder Sir Henry Simmerson. He is described as being from London,[41] educated but the worst drunkard in the company;[20] expressed once as "educated in books and alcohol." McGovern first appeared in Sharpe's Eagle when Sharpe's riflemen were attach to the light company of the South Essex. He also participated in the destruction of Almeida but wasn't mentioned in Sharpe's Gold and also partook in Sharpe's Escape during the battle of Bussaco. Hagman 8 Episodes 1995. He had a cameo appearance in Sharpe's Regiment but didn't get seen through the whole story, only in the beginning and the end. ... Everything about TV-series. 2003: Sharpe's Havoc. 1981: Sharpe's Eagle. He was seriously wounded at a skirmish outside Barca d'Avintas in Portugal, taking a ball to the chest. Before he dies, he gives Sharpe his heavy cavalry sabre, hoping the men will accept Sharpe, thinking Murray favored him. His evil finally exposed, Hakeswill deserts from the army once again, joining a band of cross-national deserters on the Portuguese border, led by the Frenchman, Deron, aka "Marshal Pot-au-Feu". Rifleman Francis Cooper was a Chosen Man who served in the 95th Rifles. Cornwell, B. His appearances in Eagle and Regiment remain faithful to the novel versions, while his appearance in Sword is a creation of the show's writers, since that story was largely re-vamped from the novel. He is mentioned in passing in the subsequent novels as having returned to England and resumed his political activities, in particular helping to implement the new income tax. Sharpe's Battle is a 1995 British television drama, the seventh of a series screened on the ITV network that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. Rifleman Hine was first mentioned in Sharpe's Havoc where he fought in the First Battle of Oporto and also partook in the Second Battle of Oporto which he survived. He survives Sharps' blowing up the gunpowder storage in Burgos cathedral and surrenders to the French. Sims went onto fight alongside Sharpe in Sharpe's Enemy but he wasn't mentioned at all. Rifleman Cameron never appeared in the TV series adaptions. 1995: Sharpe's Battle. Cornwell, B. He plays a part in helping Sharpe take control of the battalion's training camp and expose a plan by corrupt officers to sell the recruits to other regiments. Douglas Henshall was born in Glasgow, Scotland in November 1965. In the television series he beats Rifleman Perkins in a shooting competition. In Sword he has renounced his military rank in favour of being a political commissar with the British Army in Spain (and reports that a court of inquiry found him innocent of losing the colour in Eagle). With the Peninsular War nearing an end, Sharpe sends Jane back to England to procure a house in the country. [15] He also participated in the destruction of Almeida but wasn't mentioned in Sharpe's Gold and also partook in Sharpe's Escape during the battle of Bussaco. Great Britain: HarperCollins, p. 334. Peters wasn't mentioned in Sharpe's Enemy, Honour, Regiment, Christmas, Siege, Revenge or Waterloo. He fought in the First and Second Battles of Oporto, which he survived. Cornwell, B. He went on to fight in the Battle of Salamanca in [Sharpe's Sword] but he wasn't mentioned. He would have fought with Sharpe in the Battle at Talavera in Sharpe's Eagle. In 1819, Sharpe was still living on the farm with Lucille, who had born him a second child, a daughter named Dominique. He is happy to buy her services, despite his growing attachment to Teresa Moreno, his future wife. He also participated in the destruction of Almeida but wasn't mentioned in Sharpe's Gold and also partook in Sharpe's Escape during the battle of Bussaco. Rifleman Daniel Hagman is the oldest man in Sharpe's company and, over the entire course of the novels, its best marksman. 1988: Sharpe's Rifles. Like Hogan, this Nairn is a major in the Royal Engineers and Sharpe criticises their performance during the attack. 2004: Sharpe's Escape. Clayton is involved in the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz and goes on to fight in the Battle of Salamanca in Sharpe's Sword. With the help of Regimental Sergeant Major Patrick Harper, Sharpe, under an assumed identity, tracks the South Essex's recruiting parties to a secret training camp on Foulness Island, where he observes the new recruits being brutalised, cheated and auctioned to other, less popular regiments. He also participated in the destruction of Almeida but wasn't mentioned in Sharpe's Gold and also partook in Sharpe's Escape during the battle of Bussaco. His best friend and partner in battle Parry Jenkins felt awful about Tongue's death, however Sharpe did his best to tell Jenkins it was not his fault. Sharpe's Siege Rifleman Robinson is distraught when his friend rifleman Reilly is killed by an intruder in the camp when they are on guard duty. He partook in the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro[14] and went to fight with Sharpe in the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo and the Siege of Badajoz. Teresa Moreno (died 27 December 1813) is a fictional character in the novels of Bernard Cornwell. 58-59. Sharpe's Waterloo is a British television drama, the 14th part of a series that follows the career of Richard Sharpe, a fictional British soldier during the Napoleonic Wars. MacLaird would have fought with Sharpe in the Battle at Talavera in Sharpe's Eagle. Carter fought with Sharpe in the Battle at Talavera although he was not mentioned in Sharpe's Eagle. He never appeared in the TV series adaptations. When he returns he finds she recovered thanks to Wellington acquiring some quinine from the Spanish. Lawford continues in that role until early 1812, when he is gravely wounded in the assault on Ciudad Rodrigo, loses his left arm and is invalided back to Britain (Sharpe's Company). The two then joined forces to retrieve the Imperial treasury, stolen by Pierre Ducos, from a Neapolitan villa. 1995: Sharpe's Battle. Dodd is charged by the mercenary commander of the Mahratta army, Anthony Pohlmann, with raiding the British fort at Chasalgoan, where he massacres the entire garrison, with the single exception of Richard Sharpe. The Kriges later moved to Port Elizabeth where Alice grew up in what she describes as a "very happy family", a family that also included two brothers (both of whom ... British actor Mark Strong, who played Jim Prideaux in the 2011 remake of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011), is often cast as cold, calculating villains. On the afternoon of the battle, the British Heavy Brigade, Rossendale in its midst, charges to complete the rout of a French infantry attack by the Comte d'Erlon at La Haye Sainte. He went on to fight in the Battle of Salamanca in Sharpe's Sword but he wasn't mentioned. According to Henri-Patrick, Sharpe and Lucille never married formally. When they met again in, he slapped Sharpe's face for the use of the lime, and Sharpe returned the slap. As with Hogan, his absence from subsequent series is not explained. Sergeant Latimer never appeared in the TV series adaptations. [25] In the TV series, Tongue was played by Paul Trussell, appearing in the first two episodes, Sharpe's Rifles and Sharpe's Eagle. After commanding battalions of Sepoy's he was transferred by the company to the British Army to be promoted to colonel and chief of intelligence. In the TV Adaptations, Leroy was played by Gavan O'Herlihy. After his tirade, he joins Sharpe with the Prince of Wales' own Volunteers. His final appearance was in Sharpe's Sword where he had a minor role but participated in the Battle of Salamanca and survived. He partook in the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro in and went to fight with Sharpe in the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo and the Siege of Badajoz. Becoming a widow at age 22 she fell under the wing of Private Sharpe pushing him to be a sergeant. The film begins with the massacre at Chasalgaon in 1803 before skipping forward to the post-Waterloo period, circa 1817. McCandless later escapes with Lawford and Sharpe with the help of Sharpe's lover Mary Bickerstaff as the British attack Seringapatam. Huckfield was involved in the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo and the Siege of Badajoz and went on to fight in the Battle of Salamanca in Sharpe's Sword where by then he had made the rank of Sergeant. He is one of the officers at the recruitment camp of the South Essex, a secret and brutal training camp in Foulness, run by the second battalion's commanding officer Lieutenant-Colonel Girdwood and the regiment's disgraced founder Sir Henry Simmerson. 2006: Sharpe's Fury. Latimer fought with Sharpe in the Battle at Talavera, although he was not mentioned in Sharpe's Eagle. Great Britain: HarperCollins, p. 25. He dies in action at the Battle of Vittoria in 1813, leading the assault on the village of Gamarra-Mayor. She has won more than thirty best actress awards throughout the world (Spain, France, Italy, USA, ... An oddly fascinating bloke with prominent bony cheeks and rawboned figure, Peter William (Pete) Postlethwaite was born on February 16, 1946 and was a distinguished character actor on stage, TV and film. Either Carter did not fight at Waterloo or he was killed prior to the battle. He takes her into his protection and they become lovers, but he is forced to borrow heavily from his friend, Major Michael Hogan to pay for her room and board. 5. Cornwell, B. Rifleman Cresacre never appeared in the TV Series adaptions. Perkins wasn't mentioned in Sharpe's Honour, Regiment, Christmas, Siege, Revenge, or Waterloo. French forces led by the ruthless Guy Loupare laying waste to the Spanish countryside, burning villages and butchering families. Cresacre featured in Sharpe's Battle. His demi-brigade of 2000 men was fought to a standstill by Richard Sharpe and his handful of men during the siege at Teste de Buch in Sharpe's Siege, after Sharpe used such desperate measures as dropping lime on to the attacking forces to blind them. In the early 1790s he recruits the young Richard Sharpe into the 33rd from a public house in Sheffield. He was considered in Sharpe's Rifles as a candidate for Sergeant but Sharpe thought he lacked the necessary ruthlessness. He survived Loup's village along with Harper, Hagman, Harris, Moore and Bradshaw. Rifleman Smith never appeared in the TV series adaptations. Because of a prominent nose, he was often called Nosey behind his back. He is foiled by his bitter enemy Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill, who plans to rape and murder Teresa. 2003: Sharpe's Havoc. 13 October 2006 13 Oct 2006. He was badly burned in a munitions accident, and wears a leather hood to conceal his scars. Sharpe acknowledged Dobbs' abilities by asking if he would like to join the Rifles. "Jane Sharpe" redirects here. Simmerson is thus portrayed as the archetype of the military dilettante allowed to hold rank and responsibility in the British Army, a type which is the constant bane of professional soldiers like Sharpe. Rifleman Sean Donnelly is one of the original riflemen who was involved in the retreat to Corunna in Sharpe's Rifles though he was not mentioned in the novel. During the Battle of Talavera Lawford is given command of the South Essex Regiment when its commander Sir Henry Simmerson attempts to flee the field, thus once again becoming Sharpe's commanding officer. He never swore or drank. Until he first met Sharpe his schemes were largely successful and he is well regarded by his Imperial Master who entrusted him with matters of great importance, posting him to Spain to resolve what Napoleon described as the "Spanish Ulcer". He was given the freedom of the town of Verdun, and his captivity was not harsh, but had no money for bribes or luxuries, and he stated he'd much rather die than ever see that town again. Jenkins wasn't mentioned in Sharpe's Skirmish, Enemy, Honour, Regiment, Christmas, Siege, Revenge, or Waterloo. Cornwell, B. When LaCosta writes, bitterly reprimanding Sharpe for his betrayal of her secret and the destruction of her financial future, Sharpe remains unmoved. Unfortunately they are betrayed by Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill and thrown into prison, where Lawford teaches Sharpe to read, using a single page of the Bible. In Sharpe's Rifles, he claims to be from Wheatley, Oxfordshire. [23] Pendleton was the youngest in the company[28] being only seventeen years of age. 2003: Sharpe's Havoc. After some verbal sparring with Captain Sharpe, Lieutenant Ayes and the two other Provosts went to examine Sharpe's men, and he caught Private Batten with a stolen chicken. 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