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Sharpe's Rifles is chronologically the sixth, but the ninth published, historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 1988. Lieutenant Richard Sharpe is caught up in the French invasion of Galicia, Spain in January 1809.
Sharpe's Rifles is the first of the Sharpe television dramas, based on Bernard Cornwell's 1988 novel of the same name. Shown on ITV in 1993, the adaptation stars Sean Bean , Daragh O'Malley and Assumpta Serna .
All of the Sharpe TV shows, starting with Sharpe's rifles. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharpe_ (TV_series)
Sharpe's Rifles: Directed by Tom Clegg. With Sean Bean, Brian Cox, Daragh O'Malley, Assumpta Serna. In the Peninsular War, a British sergeant is field promoted to a lieutenant in charge of a disrespectful rifle company.
May 6, 1993 · The TV show where Sean Bean lives! A maverick British officer leads a squad of crack shots on special operations in the Peninsular War against Napoleon's occupying forces in Spain and Portugal. Lt Richard Sharpe (Bean) has been promoted from the ranks for saving the life of Sir Arthur Wellesley.
S1.E1 ∙ Sharpe's Rifles Tue, May 4, 1993 In the Peninsular War, a British sergeant is field promoted to a lieutenant in charge of a disrespectful rifle company.
At the beginning of the series, Richard Sharpe is a sergeant in the 95th Rifles serving in Portugal during the Peninsular War in 1809. When he single-handedly saves the life of General Sir Arthur Wellesley from a group of French cavalrymen, Wellesley gives Sharpe a battlefield commission, appointing him a lieutenant.
