Great Britain: Collins, pp. Sharpe's Enemy also hints that Hakeswill's mother was actually abusive of him before his hanging, but those memories have been eclipsed by his belief that she sent his uncle to save him. He was killed in the Battle of Toulouse while creating an opportunity for the South Essex to attack the French. Simmerson proved to be a popular character with the viewers, and was brought back for several subsequent appearances. Like many of the spymasters in the series, Nairn has a somewhat uneasy relationship with Sharpe, who sees him as placing Teresa in needless danger. 2003: Sharpe's Havoc. He went on to fight in the Battle of Salamanca in Sharpe's Sword but he wasn't mentioned. Rifleman Millerson also appeared in Sharpe's Mission and partook in the Battle of France. Dodd survives Pohlmann's defeat at Assaye taking his Cobras with him. She then encourages Rossendale to kill Sharpe using the confusion of battle so that they may marry. While in Copenhagen he meets Sharpe again aiding him in his mission. Lord John Rossendale first crosses Richard Sharpe's path in 1813 in Sharpe's Regiment as a courtier to the Prince Regent in London. In Sharpe's Gold, after Hardy is murdered by a treacherous band of Spanish partisans, in 1810, Sharpe seeks out LaCosta in Lisbon and discovers she has set herself up in business as a courtesan. He would have fought with Sharpe in the Battle at Talavera in Sharpe's Eagle. Carter wasn't mentioned in Sharpe's Honour, Regiment, Christmas, Siege, Revenge, or Waterloo. Great Britain: Collins, pp. While delirious he muttered the name "Amy," and was later surprised he had, since he had not thought of her in years. This was at a time when there was no formal military intelligence unit and Hogan's role is a good illustration of the sort of ad hoc arrangements used by the British in the field in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. He does not appear at Waterloo and is absent from the battle. Rifleman McDonald is not to be confused with Ensign McDonald in Sharpe's Sword. When Major Sharpe finally takes the new recruits and Col. Girdwood back with him to Spain to fill out the depleted ranks of the newly named Prince of Wales' Own Volunteers, he tells the men that they may all keep dogs as pets in the ranks, making it clear who actually is in command of the Regiment. Hunger and rural poverty drove him to join the British army, despite his antipathy to the British in Ireland. Sharpe offers to get him to the surgeons, but Hagman's last words were, "Bugger them surgeons, Mr Sharpe." He appeared in Sharpe's Sword, and partook at El Mirador's place, but with a stay at the town Villafranca. In Sword he has renounced his military rank in favour of being a political commissar with the British Army in Spain (and reports that a court of inquiry found him innocent of losing the colour in Eagle). Even in his final delirium he is able to warn Sharpe of the presence of a double agent and so foil plans by his French counterpart, Pierre Ducos, to lure Sharpe into a trap. Rifleman Cresacre never appeared in the TV Series adaptions. As an example of his talent he is said to have bribed the Spanish commander of the strategic city of Badajoz to hand the keys of the garrison to the French. He is the brother-in-law of Col. Lawford's wife, Jessica, who pressures her husband to advance Slingsby's career in the South Essex (Sharpe's friend, Robert Knowles, confides that Jessica's sister was impregnated by a lover who abandoned her, and Slingsby was hastily "recruited" by her family to marry her and avoid scandal). 1981: Sharpe's Eagle. He is finally given a chance to lead his men into battle at Toulouse, where he is injured by a canister shot. He is rewarded with a promotion to Major and command of a battalion, which he christens "Dodd's Cobras". Either Latimer did not fight at Waterloo or he was killed prior to the battle. Great Britain: HarperCollins, pp. Simmerson takes a licentious interest in "Lass" (Emily Mortimer), a novice nun under Sharpe's protection, rendered mute by the trauma of watching her sisters tortured for information by a French spy. Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington was an Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as Prime Minister. 148. Lawford is the South Essex's second Commanding Officer, preceded by Sir Henry Simmerson and succeeded by Colonel Brian Windham. He is one of the officers at the recruitment camp of the South Essex, a secret and brutal training camp in Foulness, run by the second battalion's commanding officer Lieutenant-Colonel Girdwood and the regiment's disgraced founder Sir Henry Simmerson. Alexandra Anna Daddario was born on March 16, 1986 in New York City, New York, to Christina, a lawyer, and Richard Daddario, a prosecutor. She and Sharpe are familiar with each other in Sharpe's Regiment but she has not been mentioned previously and how they met before is never stated: although her brother appeared in the television version of Sharpe's Eagle he is not mentioned there and indeed their relationship is never explicitly confirmed (although it can be inferred from their shared surname and uncle in Simmerson). 158. 1995: Sharpe's Battle. Gibbons, smarting over Sharpe's brevet promotion to captain, attempts to provoke Sharpe into a duel by raping and beating LaCosta, with Berry's help. 1988: Sharpe's Rifles. Cornwell, B. Her brother soon renounced his title in the face of further persecutions and later joined Napoleon's army as an officer. [80], Major Ferreira is a fictional character who features in the Richard Sharpe novels by Bernard Cornwell. In the TV adaptations he was played by John Tams, a noted English folk musician and composer, who arranged and sang much of the music used in the series. He found himself in command of fifty rifleman after Sharpe's battalion, acting as rearguard to the army, are cut down by a squadron of French regular cavalry. Read first appeared in Sharpe's Eagle when Sharpe's riflemen were attach to the light company of the South Essex. His role-play was replaced with Richard Rutherford-Moore playing as Rifleman Moore, a new Chosen Man, whom had no dialogue. Unfortunately, this meant promotion was rather slow and Hogan is still a captain in 1808, despite his long service and abilities. He is assigned as second-in-command of the Light Company under Sharpe, who detests him. Yellow Card NFO 1 - 1 WIM 59' Neal Ardley Goal NFO 1 - 1 WIM 13' Andy Clarke Goal NOR 0 - 2 IPS 87' Neil Thompson Ast. perkins was touchy about the loss of his jacket and the loss of his armband denoting he was a chosen man, a compliment that was paid to the most reliable and best riflemen. I'll see her right." Harper speaks fluent Irish, his native tongue, in addition to English. Cresacre featured in Sharpe's Battle. Smith wasn't mentioned in Sharpe's Honour, Regiment, Christmas, Siege, Revenge, or Waterloo. Lieutenant colonel Joseph Ford is not a military man, but a wealthy landowner who purchases a commission as lieutenant colonel of the Prince of Wales Own Volunteers in the peace of 1814–1815, which he subsequently commands during the engagement at Quatre Bras and at the Battle of Waterloo. Rossendale fights well, but the charge ends in disaster when the enthusiasm of the British cavalrymen leads them to gallop unsupported towards the French guns. [21] Hagman is one of the Chosen Men and appears in nearly all the original Sharpe novels and television series. When caught, he was given the choice of prison or the army. Rifleman McNeill first appeared in Sharpe's Havoc but would have accompanied Sharpe in the retreat to Corunna in Sharpe's Rifles. After her parents death from disease she married sergeant Jem Bickerstaff from the 33rd Regiment of Foot who later died of fever after the regiment transferred to Mysore from Madras. He part of the light company commanded by Sharpe. He has no personal friends and shows no sexual interest in women or in men, although is not entirely asexual, as in Sharpe's Battle it is said that he visits prostitutes. After another brief skirmish with the French in which Sharpe rescues the Light Company (again), Lawford quietly reinstates him to command, while leaving Slingsby's fate ambiguous.[75][76]. He was badly burned in a munitions accident, and wears a leather hood to conceal his scars. Lieutenant Ayers was a British Army Provost officer, military police responsible for military discipline among British troops in Portugal and Spain. Substitutes Tottenham Hotspur overview page. Cornwell, B. He later kidnaps Sharpe and sells him to a corrupt merchant and finally deserts to join the turncoat William Dodd at Gawilghur in Sharpe's Fortress. Reilly was not mentioned by Cornwell in the novels. A number of differences exist between the character in the book and the TV character, notably that in the TV adaptation he is killed at La Haye Saint rather than at Sharpe's side. Sharpe exposes him and presumably this is the end of his military career (Simmerson was (legally) crimping long before this and the historical notes to Sharpe's Regiment reveal this is how he obtained his commission). 2004: Sharpe's Escape. McDonald wasn't mentioned in Sharpe's Enemy, Sword, Honour, Regiment, Christmas, Siege, Revenge, or Waterloo. In Sharpe's Eagle, Sharpe and his thirty odd surviving riflemen are attached to the Light Company of the South Essex. He also participated in the destruction of Almeida but also was not mentioned in Sharpe's Gold where it states that there are 20 surviving riflemen. Lawford learns to rely on and trust Sharpe's instincts and experience as a soldier to ensure the success of their mission. It may be that either this was William Thomas Sharp, the owner of Brewsters and Claybury estates, or that the William Sharp given here is correct (and may have been the same person as William Thomas). Sharpe is already listed when their paths cross in 1812, during the events of Sharpe's Battle and in the following months Ducos comes to regard Sharpe as his nemesis, as the latter thwarts several plans to change the course of the war in Spain, particularly by defeating a surprise French invasion of Portugal in the winter of 1812, during which Sharpe had personally insulted Ducos and broken his spectacles (Sharpe's Enemy). Unfortunately they are betrayed by Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill and thrown into prison, where Lawford teaches Sharpe to read, using a single page of the Bible. Jane convinces John to kill Sharpe at Waterloo but he is killed before he can do so. He is a devoted husband though he does have a weakness for gambling and has to pay off quite a large debt to Lord William Hale at the beginning of Trafalgar. Major Septimus Pyecroft specialises in demolitions and appeares only in Sharpe's Mission. 349. By the time of Sharpe's Revenge, Nairn has finally been given command of a brigade after years as a staff officer. Josefina becomes attached to Captain Thomas Leroy, an American Loyalist on Simmerson's staff and another honorable soldier. Although Sharpe escapes with "only" 202 of the assigned 2000 lashes after an intervention by Sir Arthur Wellesley, Hakeswill continues to pursue a vendetta against him for the next three years, during which he betrays Sharpe and Lawford to Tipoo Sultan (Sharpe's Tiger), falsifies a second assault charge and murders Sharpe's friend and mentor Hector McCandless (Sharpe's Triumph). Hakeswill gains promotion to sergeant by brutalising the lower ranks and pandering to the whims and vanity of less experienced officers. 154. Hine was mentioned in Sharpe's Battle where he was involved in the Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro. He is fond of alcohol but affable and well liked by the men. Huckfield took his place as Sergeant in the light company. He was friends with rifleman Robinson and partnered each other in battle. An aging,religious Calvinist who served with the King's Scotch Brigade McCandless had to accept a job in the East India Company due to lack of funds for his promotion. Cornwell, B. He went on to fight in the Battle of Salamanca in Sharpe's Sword. He was a highly rated midshipman, and gained the necessary experience required for the lieutenant's examination. Sharpe was born a guttersnipe in the rookeries of London but grew up in Yorkshire. At 31, he is old for a Lieutenant, but inexperienced, having served most of his army career in the East Indies. [60] In the TV series, Tongue was played by Paul Trussell, appearing in the first two episodes, Sharpe's Rifles and Sharpe's Eagle. John Hopper first appeared in Sharpe's Trafalgar serving under Captain Chase to whom he is very loyal. He was not considered for a promotion to sergeant as Sharpe saw him as being too fly[vernacular?] He part of the light company commanded by Sharpe. Smith fought with Sharpe in the Battle at Talavera although he was not mentioned in Sharpe's Eagle. Sharpe initially thought of Hagman as being too lazy to be considered for sergeant. Sharpe is frequently employed (with or without his men) to carry out small scale secret operations for Hogan – for example, destroying a bridge in Sharpe's Eagle, capturing a renegade exploring officer in Sharpe's Havoc, retrieving treasure vital to the war effort in Sharpe's Gold, retrieving hostages in Sharpe's Enemy and uncovering or capturing French spies in Sharpe's Battle, Sharpe's Sword and Sharpe's Siege. He went on to fight in the Battle of Salamanca in Sharpe's Sword but he wasn't mentioned. Cornwell, B. Chase is married to a woman named Florence, has an unspecified number of children, and owns a small farm/estate somewhere in Devonshire. Sharpe's smart apology caused Ayers to agree to his own regret over the incident, to the confusion of Colonel Williams (Sharpe's Gold : Chapter 3). He informs Sharpe that he has been promoted to major on the order of the Prince Regent and assigns him the job of rescuing Lady Farthingdale (in reality Sharpe's old flame Josefina) from a deserters' enclave at Adrados. Because of a prominent nose, he was often called Nosey behind his back. In Sharpe's Siege, Matthew Robinson, a young rifleman from the 60th Rifles reckoned he was the best shot in the company, and like Hagman liked to grind his powder fine, and load with loose power rather than the prepared cartridges when there was time. He claims he has only been hit in the leg and instructs Sharpe to lead the brigade forward. 2003: Sharpe's Havoc. Stuart's Confederate cavalry. Nobody not born into the gentry could ever hope to attain commands such as those Wellington was given, and the only thing that truly distinguished him from other noblemen given command as a favor rather than on merit, was that he proved to have actual talent when it came to command, as did Sharpe. 127. The HBO miniseries, like the Gillian Flynn book it’s based on, races toward the finish, so you might have missed a thing or two. Hopper is a very able sailor which is noted in his rank of Bosun. Robinson is later found with a local French girl. Sharpe takes Teresa hostage to ensure the safety of his men as they escape from the partisan El Catolico. The hanging left him with a thick dark scar around his neck and uncontrollable facial tics. He appeared in Sharpe's Battle as well, and also took part in the Franco-Spanish Border towards where Brigadier General Loup. He cameoed in Sharpe's Regiment but didn't get seen through the whole story, only in the start and end. Nairn first appears in Sharpe's Company, where he orchestrates the assault on the fortress of Ciudad Rodrigo. He appeared in Sharpe's Sword, and partook at El Mirador's place, but with a stay at the town Villafranca. He is known as a dangerous man to have as an enemy; he is a skilled marksman and grows to be a good swordsman. He joined the army at an early age to avoid the penalty of crime. He featured in Sharpe's Havoc during the victory at Oporto and the Second Battle of Porto. Perkins fought with Sharpe in the Battle at Talavera although he was not mentioned in Sharpe's Eagle. [27] He also participated in the destruction of Almeida but wasn't mentioned in Sharpe's Gold and also partook in Sharpe's Escape during the battle of Bussaco. Once again he survives defeat at the Battle of Argaum and withdraws to the mountain fortress of Gawilghur. They subsequently marry and settle in Dublin, where they raise many children. In this episode she is also seen working as an assistant to the regimental surgeon, Kenefick and her wedding to Sharpe, unlike in the books, occurs onscreen towards the beginning. Girdwood served as a junior officer in Ireland during the United Irish rebellion of 1798. Kirby would have been involved in the Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo and the Siege of Badajoz. To protect the girl's reputation he was charged and convicted of stealing a sheep and sentenced to death by public hanging. In the Sharpe television series, his only appearance is in Sharpe's Honour, where he was portrayed by the uncredited Edward Atterton. He fought in the First Battle of Oporto and also partook in the Second Battle of Oporto which he survived. He is happy to buy her services, despite his growing attachment to Teresa Moreno, his future wife. In the television adaption Sergeant Williams was played by Richard Ireson. Ensign Jack Bullen first appeared in Sharpe's Escape, where he is transferred to the Light Company from Lawford's 9th Company as a replacement for Ensign Iliffe. Part British part Indian Mary Bickerstaff grew up in the Calcutta barracks with her British Father and Mother Aruna. In the brutal conditions at the training camp under Col. Bartholomew Girdwood, however, he finds army life is not how expected it. Jenkins presumably went on to fight with Sharpe during the Defence of Tormes, where it is mentioned that only nine from the retreat to Corunna were left at this time. Rifleman Pendleton never appeared in the TV Series adaptions. Rifleman Smith first appeared in Sharpe's Battle [52] however he would have accompanied Sharpe in the retreat to Corunna but was he was never mentioned in Sharpe's Rifles. Great Britain: Collins, pp. After Badjoz, Sharpe returns Jessica Windham's portrait to him, and explains where it had been found. Great Britain: Collins, pp. Sharpe's Siege Rifleman Robinson is distraught when his friend rifleman Reilly is killed by an intruder in the camp when they are on guard duty.