Bernard Cornwell The Sharpe Series 1-5 Books Set Collection Tiger, Triumph

Titles in this set:
Sharpe's Tiger: The Siege of Seringapatam, 1799
Sharpe's Triumph: The Battle of Assaye, September 1803
Sharpe's Fortress: The Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803.
Sharpe's Trafalgar: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805
Sharpe's Prey: The Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807

Sharpe's Tiger: The Siege of Seringapatam, 1799
Richard Sharpe avoids the tyrannical Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill and endeavours to rescue a British officer from under the nose of the Tippoo of Mysore.But in fleeing Hakeswill, Sharpe enters the exotic and dangerous world of the Tippoo. An adventure that will require all of his wits just to stay alive, let alone save the British army from catastrophe.

Sharpe's Triumph: The Battle of Assaye, September 1803
Sergeant Richard Sharpe witnesses a murderous act of treachery and, with Sir Arthur Wellesley, faces the Mahratta Horde.The paths of treachery all lead to the small village of Assaye. Outnumbered and outgunned, Wellesley, with a diminished British army, plunges his men into the white heat of battle.

Sharpe's Fortress: The Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803.
Ensign Richard Sharpe, newly made an officer, wishes he had stayed a sergeant after he is put in terrible danger by Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill at the impregnable Gawilghur’s ravine.To regain his confidence and his authority, Sharpe will fight as he has never fought before.Soldier, hero, rogue – Sharpe is the man you always want on your side.

Sharpe's Trafalgar: Richard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805
Richard Sharpe, travelling home aboard the ‘Revenant’, meets Admiral Nelson and his fleet, on what was a calm October day off Cape Trafalgar.Soldier, hero, rogue – Sharpe is the man you always want on your side. Born in poverty, he joined the army to escape jail and climbed the ranks by sheer brutal courage.

Sharpe's Prey: The Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807
Richard Sharpe is sent to Copenhagen to deliver a bribe to stop the Danes handing over possession of their battle fleet to the French.
It seems very easy. But nothing is easy in a Europe stirred by French ambitions. The Danes possess a battle fleet that could replace every ship the French lost at Trafalgar, and Napoleon's forces are gathering to take it.