Wiki Challenge: The Richard Sharpe Novels of Bernard Cornwell

Ah, the appliance of Science. I went back to the official BBC Mastermind website, clicked where it said -more – and found out that the other specialist for the coming show on Monday is the Richard Sharpe Novels of Bernard Cornwell. Now, I was faced with a dilemma. I could have possible gone to the wiki pages for each of the novels and short stories. However, I’ve decided to stck with just the overall Wikipedia page – partly because that’s the spirit of the challenge, but mostly because that would be too much like hard work. So, in my pathetic quest to get a decent aggregate on the specialists, here’s the questions I’ve come up with:-

Which was the first Sharpe novel to be published, which is actually 8^th in chronological order of Sharpe’s Career? – Sharpe’s Eagle

In order of Sharpe’s career, which novel is chronologically 1^st? – Sharpe’s Tiger

What is Sharpe’s rank at the time of his retirement from the army? – Lieutenant – colonel

In which battle did Sharpe save the life of Arthur Wellesley – later the Duke of Wellington – Assaye

Why was Sharpe demoted from corporal to privte? – Passing wind on parade

When Sharpe was three years old his mother was killed in which historical event? – Gordon Riots

Who is the bar owner in the rookery of St. Giles who becomes Sharpe’s first lover? – Maggie Joyce

To avoid arrest over the killing of the landlord of a tavern, Sharpes takes the King’s Shilling and joins which regiment – 33^rd Foot

Who is the recruiting sergeant who persuades Sharpe to join the 33^rd Foot – Obadiah Hakeswill

Sharpe first sees action in which battle in the Netherlands? – Boxtel

In Sharpe’s Tiger, Sharpe receives a sentence of how many lashes for striking sergeant Hakeswill? – 2000 reduced to 200

What is the name of the head of the British East India Company’s intelligence service whom Sharpe is sent to rescue along with William Lawford in Sharpe’s Tiger – Colonel Hector McCandless

In Sharpe’s Triumph, what is the name of the traitor who carries out the massacre of the small for in which Sharpe is in command? – William Dodd

When Wellesley gives Sharpe a battlefield commission as Ensign he is assigned to which regiment? – 74^th

On Sharpe’s journey home to join the newly formed 95^th Rifles,Sharpe falls in love with the wife of which officer? – Lord William Hale

Grace dies with the birth of Sharpe’s child after they have set up home where? – Shorncliffe

Sharpe is recruited by General Baird to protect whom? – John Lavisser

In Sharpe’s Prey Sharpe wants to settle down with whom, but is unable to do so when her father forbids it? – Astrid Skovgaard

In the retreat from Corunna, who gives Sharpe his sword, used in all subsequent adventures? – Captain Murray

In Sharpe’s Rifles, whom does Sharpe unwillingly help to seixe control of Santiago de Compostela? – Major Blas Vivar

After Sharpe and his surviving 30 riflemen make their way to Portugal and fight in the Battle of the Douro they are attached to the Light Company of which fictional regiment – South Essex Regiment

What specifically does Sharpe become the first British soldier to capture in the Battle of Talavera? – French Imperial Eagle

What is the name of the French spymaster who conspires against Sharpe on several different occasions? – Pierre Ducos

Where does Sharpe meet the Emperor Napoleon? – St. Helena

In Sharpe’s Tiger Sharpe asks for permission to marry whom – she leaves him – Mary Bickerstaff

In Sharpe’s Company, who bears Sharpe a daughter, Antonia? – Teresa Moreno

What is the occupation of Sarah Fry with whom Sharpe has an affair in Sharpe’s Escape? – Governess

Who becomes Sharpe’s second wife? – Jane Gibbons

Which Sharp short story of 1994 is set in Normandy after the end of the Napoleonic Wars? – Sharpe’s Ransom

The 2021 Sharpe’s Devil is largely set in which South American country? – Chile