 First edition | |
| Author | Bernard Cornwell |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Richard Sharpe |
| Genre | Historical novels |
| Publisher | Collins |
Publication date | December 1988 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) and audio-CD |
| Pages | 356 (hardcover edition)) 352 (paperback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-00-223233-2 (hardcover edition) ISBN 0-00-617697-6 (paperback edition) |
| OCLC | 16715266 |
| Preceded by | Sharpe's Prey |
| Followed by | Sharpe's Havoc |
Sharpe's Rifles is chronologically the sixth, but the ninth published, historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell, first published in 1988. The narrative follows Sharpe and his unit as they are caught up in the French invasion of Galicia, Spain in January 1809 during the Peninsular War.