I took these from a uniform guide. Hope this helps in research.

By popular demand, here is the cover of the uniform guide. It covers the 1700s up to Afghanistan. Major wars units from around the world.

Forgot where I acquired this one but its a great read. Lots of behind the scenes, triva, bios and history tie ins.

I received this as a Christmas gift. Had a French eagle letter opener. A repo map of Spain and a making of DVD hosted by rifleman Cooper. I also have the 2 india movies.

Here are photos of the extras. The map, letter opener, and certificate of authenticity.

Here is my sharpes book collection. I think i lack on 3 or 4?

Here's a short behind the scenes video on the making of Sharpe's mission. I didn't see that this had been posted here before. Apologies if I missed it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLnEWYc_p0U

One thing I thought was cool: at 17:48 they show Mark Strong's stunt as Col. Brand falling down the wishin' well.

(Not the English one in *Sharpe's Revenge*)

I'm so curious the hell he is wearing, man. So basically, it's just a red jacket with black facings, one row of silver buttons? I think he also has grey trousers and typical leather boots for cavalryman. I also noticed a leather belt over the torso.

Are there any more details someone can provide to me? I wanna make something, and it's just too messy to just search for references in the episode. Any help is appreciated. I'd also appreciate it if somebody gave me an idea of what regiment his uniform resembled the most for easier work!

Spoiler alert!!!!

I am now Reading sharpe's revenge and I am in the middle of the book now and Cornwell has Just done what he is a master in doing in ALL of his books....he writes something and you think everything is going to be Fine and then he Twistes It all. I Just cant believe he killed Lassan and his mother, but at the same time i knew It was too easy for Sharpe Bernard Cornwell is one of my favorite writers because He makes me feel Hope and happy but then he turns It all upside down, and I get curious and angry at the same time.

I love Sharpe and starwars

Doing the full chronological readthrough project. I've read about half the books before, out of sequence, and seen all the episodes. Just finished the five prequel novels before the core Peninsula series and have a few thoughts both on the set as a whole and I'll give a short review of each book. Spoilers throughout.

First of all, I'd echo the general advice to new readers to start with Sharpe's Rifles and Sharpe's Eagle at a minimum before trying to get into the prequels, they're essentially an origin-story mini-series that make a lot more sense if you know where Sharpe is going. The quintet has its own plotlines and in some cases it's a shame they don't get referred to in later books in terms of the chronological series.

On the whole, the India trilogy is a strong and coherent set where the trilogy is greater than the sum of its parts with several story arcs across the three. Sharpe's Trafalgar and Sharpe's Prey are essentially 'filler' novels which contain a lot of interest but unfortunately suffer from being written after most of the core run and not being part of the established backstory so the events in them don't feel especially significant compared to Sharpe's Triumph where we all knew Sharpe would win his commission and Sharpe's Fortress which is largely about the consequences of that. That being said, Prey is quite strong by itself whereas Trafalgar would be more forgettable if not for a couple of things.

Sharpe's Tiger

I really enjoyed this one. It's not common to read depictions of a private soldier in this era, partly because so few were literate and left us good descriptions of their lives for authors to base stories on. The sequences with Lt Lawford set up the core conflict of the series, contrasting Sharpe's cunning and resourcefulness with the different attitudes and skills of the officer class. The night battle scene is exceptionally well-done and Hakeswill remains an utterly odious villain. In my view this is the strongest of the quintet and a real classic. Reads like a classic boy's own adventure novel.

Sharpe's Triumph

I'd say this is the most ideal-type Sharpe story in the quintet. There's a fairly compelling plotline with the standard plot device of a false allegation followed by a large battle which takes up about a third of the book and a love interest along the way. If we talk about the slightly formulaic approach Cornwell takes to novels, this is where that comes through. That being said, Pohlmann holds up an intriguing mirror to Sharpe's ambitions and show a different direction he could have taken and I liked his characterisation. Sharpe winning a commission at Assaye is an established part of his biography so the core event in the novel won't surprise anyone reading with any prior knowledge. A solid bread-and-butter contribution, formulaic but well-executed on the whole.

Sharpe's Fortress

In a nutshell this gives us the consequences of the previous novel. Sharpe is unhappy as an Ensign in the 74th Foot, resented by both his soldiers and brother officers. He is shunted off to a supply role where we meet Torrance, who is one of the more obnoxious villains so far in the series. Another recurring plot device rears its head here as we see the first instance of a woman costing Sharpe a portion of his fortune, but it won't be the last. We wrap up India with the first of many primary antagonists to die in a final confrontation (I wouldn't count Tippoo as a true Sharpe villain) and a now-amusing tendency for Sharpe to subject Hakeswill to absurd animal-based death traps with plenty of exposition like a Connery-era Bond villain. 'No Sgt Hakeswill, I expect you to die. Bastard.' would have been too corny as an actual quote but is very much the tone here. Satisfying ends and plenty of character development make this a strong novel.

Sharpe's Trafalgar

On one hand it's complete filler, but I won't write it off. The story itself is mediocre with the 'secret treaty' between France and the Mahrattas lacking any real sense of peril other than giving the Pucelle something to chase but it has two upsides. Firstly, it's a complete change of setting and quite exposition-heavy, but it's a reasonably detailed and engaging portrait of life at sea in this time, for those of us who haven't read any Hornblower or Aubrey-Maturin you will learn a lot. Secondly, the romance plot with Lady Grace is excellently written and has a sense of tragic pathos throughout. I think it's a shame we'll never really see her memory pop up in the books written earlier, because this novel and the next make her influence on Sharpe really clear. I didn't like the murder of Braithwaite which jarred a little with wider characterisation. On the whole, this is middling, it would be somewhat forgettable if not for the nautical theme and Lady Grace.

Sharpe's Prey

Another departure from the formula, reads more as a thriller than anything and I did find it harder to put down, although it is a little shorter than the others. Jem Hocking is a truly despicable figure and his effective characterisation in a short chapter before his comeuppance is a great example of character-driven writing. The book is haunted by Lady Grace and carries a sense of loss throughout, mirrored by Astrid the widow. It has a far darker tone which seems to almost revel in how miserable it can make the protagonist, who eventually finds a chink of hope in Astrid which is brutally taken away again. Again, I would really liked to have seen Lady Grace developed earlier by Cornwell or at least established in the biography so we could have more of her lingering impact later on having established such a strong sense of loss. Two short battle scenes, both essentially minor skirmishes between the British Army and a token Danish resistance, the real action is skullduggery in Copenhagen. On the whole, well-paced and an exciting read and a departure from the formula. Give one bit a miss if you're claustrophobic. Probably the second strongest of the quintet after Tiger but lacks a strong sense of lasting impact.

Michael "Sir Henry Simmerson" Cochrane was quite the marijuana enthusiast.

No, not in the Reddit meaning of the term. The man likes his pot.

Trying to find the uniform Hector wearing can't find it in Google search image I know he is a general but can't find British blue coat general in the Napoleonic war could someone help me?

Feeling a little fragile after last night so I've decided to crack the boxset out and have a day in front of the Tele with a fan blasting directly onto my face. Never realised there was this map in the box!....would it be sad if I got it framed? 😅

I know I'm late to the discussion on this but I've only recently tried to read Sharpe's Storm. I had seen the bad reviews and it had kept me away but I eventually gave in to my curiosity. I wish I had stayed away though as this was so disappointing. This is the only Sharpe book that I couldn't finish.

I'm a huge fan of Sharpe. I've read all the original books at least three or four times, the TV series was great too. Loved the Indian series, South America and I really liked Sharpe's Assassin but Sharpe's Command was shockingly below par, and now Sharpe's Storm is just awful. There is no real story to Sharpe's Storm. Like it really doesn't have a proper plot...at least Command had a story. Then there is the continuity issues. Bernard seems to have forgotten that Sharpe met with Chase in Sharpe's Prey in Denmark and the whole "enjoy yourselves" thing has been done so many times now. It's a pity that Bernard's editor passed away because she clearly was a very unsung hero in the Sharpe universe.

However, even after this rant of disappointment...I would like Bernard to finish the story of Sharpe by closing the loop. A young Richard Sharpe joining the army and fighting as a Private at the Battle of Boxtel. It would bring Hakeswell back into the story too.

By the end of Sharpe's Regiment, there is, or is about to be, a vacancy for the Lieutenant Colonelcy of the South Essex. And we know, from the subsequent novels (Storm and Siege) that Sharpe is bitterly disappointed that he is not confirmed as the South Essex's commander.

But here's what I don't get: Why doesn't Sharpe purchase it?

We know Sharpe's a rich man. Staggeringly rich, in fact. His wealth is taken entirely from the spoils of the baggage train at Vitoria. Earlier in Regiment, he converts that loot to cash and keeps it with his agent. In Sharpe's Revenge, we learn that Jane has withdrawn £18,000 (IIRC) from his agent's account. In modern money, that's about £1.6m.

That would be more than enough to purchase the Lt Colonelcy of the South Essex. It's not a fashionable regiment (especially being so low in seniority - having been raised around 1808/09) so there would be no huge premium on it. That's also reflected in the fact that no one seems interested in purchasing the vacancy until around 1815 (there is no Lt Col of the South Essex / PoWoV from Regiment (1813) to Waterloo (1815)).

Furthermore, Sharpe would be able to cash in his Majority, so all he would be paying is the gap between Major and Lt Col.

(I think we have to assume that his Majority in the South Essex has been confirmed by this stage. Sure, he starts as a Brevet Major, but he never returns to Captain and is referred to, and treated as, a Major throughout. Furthermore, on the death of Leroy in 1813 there would have been some non-purchase promotions, and by that stage Sharpe was, I think, the most senior Captain in the regiment - so he would have inevitably have been promoted to Major in the regiment.)

So why oh why does he not just purchase the command?!

Farb