Sharpe's Battle

In the twelfth installment of the acclaimed Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, Richard Sharpe must navigate the fallout from a disastrous attack by an elite French unit while quartered in a decaying Portuguese fort. Blamed by the army's high command for the heavy losses, Sharpe finds his military career in jeopardy and his honor on the line. With redemption as his only hope, he rallies his men to face overwhelming odds in the narrow streets of Fuentes de Oñoro.