SHARPE’S
SWORD
Richard Sharpe and the Salamanca Campaign, June and July 1812
BERNARD CORNWELL
This novel is a work of fiction. The incidents and some of the characters portrayed in it, while based on real historical events and figures, are the work of the author’s imagination.
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Previously published in paperback by Fontana 1984
First published in Great Britain by Collins 1983
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Table of Contents
Part One: Sunday, June 14th to Tuesday, June 23rd 1812
Part Two: Wednesday, June 24th to Wednesday, July 8th 1812
