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  1. Sharpe's Tiger is the fifteenth (though first in chronological order) historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell and was first published in 1997. It acts as a prequel to the "original" Sharpe series, which begins in 1809, while Sharpe is a captain in the Peninsular War during the Talavera Campaign in Spain.

  2. Oct 23, 2012 · From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the first exciting adventure in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam.

  3. Jan 1, 2001 · February 26, 2024. 1799 Mysore, in south India, is the location of military challenges of English troops vs troops led by the Tippoo. Private Richard Sharpe is sent on a mission to infiltrate the enemy and retrieve certain intelligence in aid of future battle plans.

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  4. Sharpe’s Tiger. The first of Richard Sharpe’s Indian adventures, pitting him against the sinister Tippoo Sultan in the siege of Seringapatam, 1799. Like most of the Sharpe novels this one is based on a real campaign, and almost all of the actions described in the book really did take place.

  5. Aug 22, 1997 · Sharpe is unlucky to be put under the control of cruel and tyrannical Sergeant Hakeswill who is determined to break Sharpe's brave and cocky outlook. Hawewill taunts Sharpe into a fight which results in a flogging for hitting a senior officer.

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  6. Oct 13, 2009 · From New York Times bestselling author Bernard Cornwell, the first exciting adventure in the world-renowned Sharpe series, chronicling the rise of Richard Sharpe, a Private in His Majesty’s Army at the siege of Seringapatam.

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  7. Oct 23, 2012 · In Sharpe's Tiger, Richard Sharpe must fight behind enemy lines as the British army seeks to overthrow the tyrant Tippoo of Mysore and drive his French allies out of India in 1799. Bernard Cornwell is a master storyteller with the ability to rivet his readers attention to his vivid plots, exotic yesteryear scenarios, and memorable characters.

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