Sharpe's Eagle. Bernard Cornwell (Sharpe 08)

Richard Sharpe and the Talavera Campaign, July 1809. In Portugal, Richard Sharpe is ordered to accompany a newly arrived, inexperienced regiment. But Sharpe, a veteran, quickly clashes with the incompetent colonel after they start to lose men. Sharpe's promotion to captain aggrevates the colonel further, and so earns him a dangerous enemy. As Sharpe leads his men in to battle at Talavera, he knows he must fight for the honour of the regiment and his future career. Soldier, hero, rogue -- Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage. He knows no other family than the regiment of the 95th Rifles whose green jacket he proudly wears.