South Essex Regiment,1812,Battle Fortress Badajoz,Southern Spain Wellington`s Army.looking for Captain Rymer?

Question

South Essex Regiment,King George Reign.
1812 the year.
Wellington`s Army fighting in Southern Spain.
Battle Fortress Badajoz where Captain Rymer died.

Answer 1

Use Bernard Cornwells Sharpe books he bases them AROUND historiical facts using artistic license.

Answer 2

The South Essex Regiment, later the Prince of Wales' Own Volunteers, is a fictional infantry regiment in the British Army that was created by Bernard Cornwell in the Sharpe series of books.

It first appeared in Sharpe's Eagle, commanded by Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson. Sharpe was transferred to the South Essex when his previous regiment, the 95th Rifles, was withdrawn back to England, and made a captain shortly after the battle of Valdelacasa in which the South Essex and the Regimenta de Santa Maria were badly mauled by French cavalry. In this action, the South Essex lost the King's Colours and the Regimenta de Santa Maria lost both of its colours. However, Sharpe captured a French cannon and so recovered some honour. Simmerson tried to ruin Sharpe's career by blaming the loss of the colour on Sharpe.

After Simmerson showed cowardice at the Battle of Talavera (where Sharpe captured a French Imperial Eagle, which then went on to be displayed on the regiment's Colours), Colonel William Lawford, an old friend of Sharpe's took command. Lawford was wounded soon after and the South Essex went through a string of colonels.

In Sharpe's Regiment, the South Essex is renamed the Prince of Wales' Own Volunteers (in reality, the Prince of Wales' Volunteers was (or is) the South Lancashire Regiment). When the regiment returns to Spain it is commanded by Colonel Bartholomew Girdwood, who suffers a breakdown during an attack into French soil. Sharpe leaves the regiment soon after and Colonel Joseph Ford takes command. The regiment does not appear again until the Battle of Waterloo, where Sharpe and Sergeant Patrick Harper save the regiment from the advance of Napoleon's Old Guard at the end of the battle, where Sharpe is finally given command of the regiment by the Duke of Wellington.

Answer 3

South Essex Regiment

Answer 4

Regiment didnt exist except in fiction.

Answer 5

AWWW Bless.