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The 74th Regiment in Books and Film
Sharp was in the 74th!
Sean Bean as Sharp
Cornwell's series (composed of several novels and short stories) charts Sharpe's progress in the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. He begins in Sharpe's Tiger as a Private in the 33rd Regiment of foot, who becomes a Sergeant by the end of the book, and an Ensign in the 74th Regiment who is transferred to the newly formed 95th Rifles as a Second-Lieutenant during Sharpe's Trafalgar. He is gradually promoted through the ranks, finally becoming a Lieutenant Colonel in Sharpe's Waterloo.
This book gives a full history of the battle at Fort George, the first battle the 74th was in.
This is the a great novel based on the battle at Fort George
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