 First edition | |
| Author | Bernard Cornwell |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Richard Sharpe stories |
| Genre | Historical novels |
| Publisher | Collins |
Publication date | 1983 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback and Paperback) and audio-CD (Audio book) |
| Pages | 319 pp |
| ISBN | 0-00-221410-5 |
| OCLC | 43632016 |
| Preceded by | Sharpe's Command |
| Followed by | Sharpe's Skirmish (chronological) Sharpe's Enemy (publication) |
Sharpe's Sword is a historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series by Bernard Cornwell. It is the fourth in the series, being first published in 1983, though the fifteenth chronologically. Set in the summer of 1812 including the Battle of Salamanca on 22 July 1812, the story follows Sharpe and his friend Sergeant Harper involved in espionage while hunting down the sadistic and highly dangerous Colonel Philippe Leroux.