Knowing a bit about British history I am aware that Wellesley becomes the famous Duke of Wellington who defeats Napoleon at Waterloo. Sharpe becomes a lieutenant by saving the life of Sir Arthur Wellesley.
This is a minor point I will admit but it still bothered me. The producers brought them together so that Sharpe’s character would have a regular team around him with a sense of camaraderie and familiarity for the audience.
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Sharpe rewards him by making him a Chosen Man while the cynical Harper tells him he should decline the favor.ĭoes raising the flag work? Does Sharpe find the Rothschild? And what about his feelings for Teresa? Watch the movie – you can find it on YouTube. The French leader Colonel de L’Eclin is about to shoot Sharpe when Perkins saves him. The Chosen Men and the guerrillas attack and defeat the French garrison at Torrecastro. Wellesley’s chief of intelligence Major Hogan shows up and orders Sharpe to assist Vivar in his mission. But Sharpe opens it and finds a flag called the “Banner of Blood.” Legend says that Saint James will appear to defend Spain when the flag is raised over the chapel in the town of Torrecastro. Vivar says the chest contains important governments papers. They then encounter a missionary family named Parker – a couple and their niece – who they take under their protection. Because of this Sharpe drops the charges against him and frees him. The guerillas are protecting a chest and despite being a prisoner Harper kills two French soldiers protecting it. Sharpe bonds with his men and with Teresa as well. He then joins forces with the guerrillas for their mutual benefit since they are all heading in the same direction. Sharpe declares Harper a mutineer and has him bound. They are then taken by surprise by Spanish guerrillas led by Commandante Teresa Moreno and Major Blas Vivar. Sharpe and Harper get into a brutal fistfight. Harper tells Sharpe that the men have decided to go back to the army and threatens Sharpe if he doesn’t let them go. Our heroes take refuge in an abandoned cottage where the captain gives Sharpe his sword before dying. Only Private Perkins and a badly wounded captain survive. While The Chosen Men scout the terrain the company is attacked and wiped out by the enemy. Sharpe is uncomfortable as an officer and makes a less than favorable impression on his new men – especially with Patrick Harper. Sharpe is given command of The Chosen Men – a squad of sharpshooters attached to the company. Major Dunnett and a company of men are sent out to find him. James Rothschild has left Vienna with a bank draft but has gone missing. The British Army is broke so Wellesley arranges with the Rothschilds for a loan. Wellesley rewards the sergeant with a field commission to lieutenant. While out riding he is attacked by French cavalry and saved by Sergeant Sharpe. It is 1809 and Sir Arthur Wellesley is commanding the British Army against the French in Portugal. Sean Bean as Sergeant/Lieutenant Richard Sharpeĭaragh O’Malley as Rifleman/Sergeant Patrick HarperĪssumpta Serna as Comandante Teresa Moreno The story then follows the exploits of now Lieutenant Sharpe and his merry band of “Chosen Men” as they survive an ambush by French cavalry. Sharpe’s Rifles tells the story of Richard Sharpe – a hard and tough soldier from the wrong side of the tracks who receives a battlefield commission and becomes an officer and a gentleman.
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It is the first of a long series of highly successful and critically acclaimed television adaptations of Cornwell’s novels about Richard Sharpe. The 1993 adaptation stars Sean Bean, Daragh O’Malley, Assumpta Serna, and Brian Cox.
Sharpe’s Rifles is a television movie based on a 1988 novel by Bernard Cornwell. RICHARD SHARPE: I never liked that toast, Major. (after seeing that Sharpe is not drinking) He was a great soldier but can he make it as an officer and a gentleman?
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