2006-08-17 04:55:55 · 2 answers · asked by the knight who says Ni! 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
My friends a big fan of the Sharpe series. He tells me Sharpe and his men are fictional but the battles they fight can be found in the history books. I think it would be fair to say that the characters in Sharpe are composite characters inspired by historical events.
A composite character is fictional but takes the place of several actual people in order to make a story less confusing and more entertaining.
2006-08-17 05:27:44 · answer #1 · answered by xenobyte72 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are asking whether the 'Sharpe' stories by Bernard Cornwell are realistic and 'good' history they are, there are a number of stories similar to Sharpe's, in terms of rising through the ranks of the British army, around 12% of the officers in the later years of the Napoleonic wars had risen through the ranks. Sharpe meets many real people in the books - there are currently 23 (I think) - including Wellington, the Prince Regent, Napoleon, Thomas Cochrane etc. Sharpe becomes a Sergeant in 'Tiger' and is Sergeant Sharpe in 'Triumph' Regards, Tin
2016-03-27 06:07:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋