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| Author | Bernard Cornwell |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Richard Sharpe stories |
| Genre | Historical novels |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
Publication date | 1 June 2004 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) and audio-CD |
| Pages | 351 (hardcover edition) 384 (paperback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-00-712013-3 (hardcover edition) ISBN 0-00-712014-1 (paperback edition) |
| OCLC | 55624786 |
| Preceded by | Sharpe's Gold (chronological) Sharpe's Havoc (publication) |
| Followed by | Sharpe's Fury |
Sharpe's Escape is the twenty-third (tenth in chronological order) historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, published in 2004. Sharpe is embroiled in the British retreat through Portugal in 1810 from the defence of the ridge at Bussaco to the Lines of Torres Vedras, where the French offensive is successfully halted.