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Sharpe's Devil
	First edition
Author	Bernard Cornwell
Language	English
Series	Richard Sharpe
Genre	Historical novels
Publisher	HarperCollins
Publication date	1992
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (hardback & paperback) and audio-CD
Pages	284
ISBN	0-00-223718-0
Preceded by	Sharpe's Assassin

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Sharpe's Devil is the twelfth historical novel in the Richard Sharpe series written by Bernard Cornwell and published in 1992.^[1] The story is set in 1820, with Sharpe and Harper en route to Chile to find their old friend Blas Vivar. Along the way they encounter the exiled Napoleon Bonaparte and the Scottish former Royal Navy officer Lord Cochrane. Chronologically, this is the most recent book in the series, with all subsequent novels (as of 2023) depicting earlier events in Sharpe's career.

Plot summary

Doña Louisa Vivar, whom Sharpe befriended in Sharpe's Rifles, visits Sharpe and asks him to search for her husband, Don Blas Vivar, who disappeared while serving as Captain-General of Chile, a Spanish possession threatened by rebels. Sharpe and Harper sail to Chile with Spanish Colonel Ruiz and his regimental officers aboard the frigate Espiritu Santo, commanded by Captain Ardiles. The group decide to stop off at Saint Helena to pay a visit to exiled French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon grants an audience and asks Sharpe and Harper to remain for a private conversation. Napoleon persuades Sharpe to take a gift, a portrait of the emperor, to an admirer in Chile for him.

British Consul George Blair welcomes Sharpe and Harper to the Chilean port of Valdivia and informs them that Blas Vivar's body was found and buried three months previously. Sharpe and Harper visit Captain Marquinez to arrange permission to travel to Puerto Crucero, exhume the body and return it to Spain. Back at their lodgings, they interrupt burglars who wound Harper and escape with their possessions, including Napoleon's portrait.

Sharpe and Harper meet with Bautista, who announces that he has caught the thieves, whom he has branded on the spot, and returns all the stolen goods except for the portrait. When Bautista asks if everything is there, Sharpe says nothing is missing. Marquinez provides the required passes and permits and rides out with Sharpe and Harper on the first stage of their journey. Overnighting at the "Celestial Fort", Sharpe suspects that their escort, commanded by Sergeant Dregara, has orders to kill them. He persuades the garrison commander, Captain Morillo, to let them leave very early the next morning; he provides a native guide called Ferdinand to take them safely across the hills.

Sharpe and Harper arrive in Puerto Crucero and are welcomed by Major Suarez, but before they can exhume the body, Sergeant Dregara catches up and arrests them. After five days in prison, they are accused by Bautista of espionage. He reveals that a coded message was found hidden in the back of the portrait. As punishment, the Captain-General has Ferdinand executed, confiscates the riflemen's money and weapons and has them put aboard the Espiritu Santo for its return trip to Europe.

Lord Cochrane, a highly successful former Royal Navy admiral now in service to the Chilean rebels under Bernardo O'Higgins, uses a ruse, a seemingly disabled American whaler, to get his men aboard the Espiritu Santo and, with the assistance of Sharpe and Harper, capture it, taking Captain Ardiles prisoner. The Espiritu Santo is in great danger of sinking, but Cochrane insists on sailing to the Spanish-held port of Valdivia. Fortunately, his flagship, the O'Higgins, finds them. Cochrane loads Major Miller and his marines aboard the crippled ship, and sets sail for a seemingly suicidal attack upon the port of Puerto Crucero (not Valdivia, as the Espiritu Santo would never make it there).

Cochrane and Miller lead the marines ashore, with Sharpe and Harper in tow, and with supporting fire from the O'Higgins capture the citadel. Blas Vivar's grave is opened to reveal nothing but a dead dog inside. A captured Spanish soldier informs them that Blas Vivar is being held prisoner in Valdivia, so Sharpe reluctantly agrees to join Cochrane's assault on the city.

Despite being massively outnumbered and outgunned, Cochrane sails to Valdivia, hoping his two disguised ships will be mistaken for transports bringing much-needed artillery and reinforcements from Spain. However, his ruse fails. Sharpe recommends landing on a nearby beach and leads an assault on the outlying forts. To Sharpe's amazement, the demoralized Spanish put up token resistance before either fleeing or surrendering, resulting in little loss of life on the rebel side. Without waiting for reinforcements, Cochrane marches his small forces into the city itself, where Sharpe and Harper kill Dregara. Trapped, Bautista commits suicide.

Realising that Blas Vivar is not a prisoner in Valdivia, Sharpe confronts Cochrane, who admits that he took the Spaniard prisoner. Cochrane is plotting to rescue Napoleon, so the Corsican can create another empire in the New World. The coded message was Napoleon's agreement to Cochrane's scheme. Cochrane met Blas Viva, the Count of Mouromorto, under a flag of truce to try to recruit him, having confused him for his Francophile brother; with the confusion removed, he had no choice but to maroon him and some guards on an island. Cochrane duped Sharpe because he needed his help in liberating Valdivia.

Cochrane releases Blas Vivar, but holds him, Sharpe, and Harper incommunicado until the rescue ship sets sail to free Napoleon. When they are released, the three men return to Saint Helena, but are stunned to hear that Napoleon has died. Sharpe is immensely relieved that he is in no way responsible for starting another war.

Characters

Fictional

Richard Sharpe
Patrick Harper, Irish former Regimental Sergeant Major in Sharpe's regiment, who now operates a tavern in Dublin (and also acts as a fence for stolen horses). Though he is still as strong as ever, he has also become immensely fat ("a prize boar") as a result of drinking his own wares.
Captain Ardiles, the reclusive and sardonic Spanish captain of the frigate Espiritu Santo
Miguel Bautista, a cruel, corrupt and greedy politician who succeeds Don Vivar as Captain-General of Chile
George Blair, a surly Liverpool merchant acting as British Consul in Valdivia
Lucille Castineau, French noblewoman and farmer, Sharpe's common-law wife and mother of his two young children, Patrick and Dominique
Ferdinand, a native scout who leads Sharpe and Harper safely across the mountains and is executed as punishment by Bautista
Sergeant Dregara, a Spanish soldier who does Baustista’s dirty work
Captain Marquinez, a young and "strikingly handsome" Spanish officer who facilitates Sharpe's mission
Major Miller, British marine commander working for Cochrane
Captain Morillo, Spanish commander of the Celestial Fort who warns Sharpe of an ambush and is demoted to private and sent to the mines as punishment by Bautista
Major Suarez, Spanish commander of the Chilean port of Puerto Crucero who arrests and imprisons Sharpe and Harper after their arrival.
Lieutenant Otero, first officer of the frigate Espiritu Santo who tells Sharpe of the rebel admiral, Scottish Lord Cochrane
Colonel Ruiz, commander of a Spanish artillery regiment who travels to Chile with Sharpe
Don Blas Vivar, aristocratic Spanish military commander who befriended Sharpe in Sharpe's Rifles
Doña Louisa Vivar, wife of Don Vivar who Sharpe had first known as Miss Parker in Sharpe’s Rifles

Historical

Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor exiled to Saint Helena who dupes Sharpe into running an errand for him
Lord Cochrane, a Scottish ex-Royal Navy officer who now serves the Chilean revolutionaries

References

^ Cornwell, Bernard; Davidson, Frederick (1992). Sharpe's devil: Richard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820-21. HarperCollins.

External links

Section of Bernard Cornwell's website on Sharpe's Devil

[1] Cornwell, Bernard; Davidson, Frederick (1992). Sharpe's devil: Richard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820-21. HarperCollins.

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-'''Sharpe's Devil''' is the twenty-first and ultimate [[historical novel]] in the [[Sharpe (novel series)|Richard Sharpe series]] written by [[Bernard Cornwell]] and published in 1993. The story is set in 1820, with Sharpe and Harper en route to Chile to find their old friend Blas Vivar. Along the way they encounter the exiled [[Napoleon Bonaparte]] and the Scottish former Royal Navy officer [[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald|Lord Cochrane]].
+'''''Sharpe's Devil''''' is the twelfth  historical novel in the [[Sharpe (novel series)|Richard Sharpe series]] written by [[Bernard Cornwell]] and published in 1992.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Cornwell |first=Bernard |url=https://openlibrary.org/books/OL18384338M/Sharpe's_devil |title=Sharpe's devil: Richard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820-21. |last2=Davidson |first2=Frederick |date=1992 |publisher=HarperCollins}}</ref> The story is set in 1820, with Sharpe and Harper en route to Chile to find their old friend Blas Vivar. Along the way they encounter the exiled [[Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]] and the Scottish former Royal Navy officer [[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald|Lord Cochrane]]. Chronologically, this is the most recent book in the series, with all subsequent novels (as of 2023) depicting earlier events in Sharpe's career.
 ==Plot summary==
-Doña Louisa Vivar, whom Sharpe befriended in ''[[Sharpe's Rifles (novel)|Sharpe's Rifles]]'', visits the Sharpe farm and asks the former rifleman to sail to [[Chile]] in search of her husband, Don Blas Vivar, who has disappeared while serving as Captain-General of the rebellious colony and may have fallen victim to his political rival and successor, Miguel Bautista. Sharpe and Harper are travelling to Chile with Spanish Colonel Ruiz and his regimental officers aboard the frigate ''Espiritu Santo'' commanded by Captain Ardiles. The group decide to stop off en route at [[St. Helena]] to pay a visit to exiled French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.  Napoleon grants an audience but quickly dismisses the Spaniards asking only Sharpe and Harper to remain. Napoleon then beguiles Sharpe into taking a gift to an admirer in Chile for him.
+Doña Louisa Vivar, whom Sharpe befriended in ''[[Sharpe's Rifles (novel)|Sharpe's Rifles]]'', visits Sharpe and asks him to search for her husband, Don Blas Vivar, who disappeared while serving as Captain-General of [[Chile]], a Spanish possession threatened by rebels. Sharpe and Harper sail to Chile with Spanish Colonel Ruiz and his regimental officers aboard the frigate ''Espiritu Santo'', commanded by Captain Ardiles. The group decide to stop off at [[Saint Helena]] to pay a visit to exiled French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon grants an audience and asks Sharpe and Harper to remain for a private conversation. Napoleon persuades Sharpe to take a gift, a portrait of the emperor, to an admirer in Chile for him.
-British Consul George Blair welcomes Sharpe and Harper to the Chilean port of [[Valdivia, Chile|Valdivia]] and informs them that Don Blas's body was recovered and buried three months previously. Sharpe and Harper visit Bautista's adjunct, Captain Marquinez, to arrange passes and permits to travel to Puerto Crucero, exhume the body and return it to Spain. Back at their lodgings they interrupt burglars who wound Harper and escape with loot, including Napoleon's gift.
+British Consul George Blair welcomes Sharpe and Harper to the Chilean port of [[Valdivia, Chile|Valdivia]] and informs them that Blas Vivar's body was found and buried three months previously. Sharpe and Harper visit Captain Marquinez to arrange permission to travel to Puerto Crucero, exhume the body and return it to Spain. Back at their lodgings, they interrupt burglars who wound Harper and escape with their possessions, including Napoleon's portrait.
-Sharpe and Harper have a meeting with Bautista, who announces that he has caught the thieves, whom he has branded on the spot, and returns all the stolen goods except for the gift from Napoleon.  Marquinez provides the required passes and permits and rides out with Sharpe and Harper on the first stage of their journey. Overnighting at the "Celestial Fort" they are warned by the garrison commander, Captain Morillo, of a possible ambush by their escort, Sergeant Dregara, and given a local scout called Ferdinand to guide them safely across the hills.
+Sharpe and Harper meet with Bautista, who announces that he has caught the thieves, whom he has branded on the spot, and returns all the stolen goods except for the portrait. When Bautista asks if everything is there, Sharpe says nothing is missing. Marquinez provides the required passes and permits and rides out with Sharpe and Harper on the first stage of their journey. Overnighting at the "Celestial Fort", Sharpe suspects that their escort, commanded by Sergeant Dregara, has orders to kill them. He persuades the garrison commander, Captain Morillo, to let them leave very early the next morning; he provides a native guide called Ferdinand to take them safely across the hills.
-Sharpe and Harper arrive in Puerto Crucero and are welcomed by Major Suarez until Sergeant Dregara catches up and has them arrested. After five days in prison Bautista arrives and accuses the riflemen of espionage.  In evidence he reveals a coded message hidden in Napoleon's gift.  As punishment the Captain-General has Ferdinand executed, confiscates the riflemen's money and weapons and has them deported back to Europe on board the ''Espiritu Santo''.
+Sharpe and Harper arrive in Puerto Crucero and are welcomed by Major Suarez, but before they can exhume the body, Sergeant Dregara catches up and arrests them. After five days in prison, they are accused by Bautista of espionage. He reveals that a coded message was found hidden in the back of the portrait. As punishment, the Captain-General has Ferdinand executed, confiscates the riflemen's money and weapons and has them put aboard the ''Espiritu Santo'' for its return trip to Europe.
-Lord Cochrane, a former [[Royal Navy]] officer now in service to the Chilean rebels under [[Bernardo O'Higgins]], ambushes the ''Espiritu Santo'' and, with the assistance of Sharpe and Harper, capture it, taking Captain Ardiles prisoner. Cochrane rendezvous with his flagship the ''[[Chilean frigate O'Higgins|O'Higgins]]'', patches up the rapidly sinking ''Espiritu Santo'', loads Major Miller and his marines aboard the crippled ship, and sets sail for a suicidal attack upon the port of Puerto Crucero.
+Lord Cochrane, a highly successful former [[Royal Navy]] admiral now in service to the Chilean rebels under [[Bernardo O'Higgins]], uses a ruse, a seemingly disabled American whaler, to get his men aboard the ''Espiritu Santo'' and, with the assistance of Sharpe and Harper, capture it, taking Captain Ardiles prisoner. The ''Espiritu Santo'' is in great danger of sinking, but Cochrane insists on sailing to the Spanish-held port of Valdivia. Fortunately, his flagship, the ''[[Chilean frigate O'Higgins|O'Higgins]]'', finds them. Cochrane loads Major Miller and his marines aboard the crippled ship, and sets sail for a seemingly suicidal attack upon the port of Puerto Crucero (not Valdivia, as the ''Espiritu Santo'' would never make it there).
-Cochrane and Miller lead the marines ashore, with Sharpe and Harper in tow, and with supporting fire from the ''O'Higgins'' capture the citadel from Major Suarez. With the citadel secure, Don Blas's grave is opened to reveal nothing but a dead dog inside. A captured Spanish soldier informs them that Don Blas is being held prisoner in Valdivia  and Sharpe reluctantly agrees to join Cochrane's assault on the city.
+Cochrane and Miller lead the marines ashore, with Sharpe and Harper in tow, and with supporting fire from the ''O'Higgins'' capture the citadel. Blas Vivar's grave is opened to reveal nothing but a dead dog inside. A captured Spanish soldier informs them that Blas Vivar is being held prisoner in Valdivia, so Sharpe reluctantly agrees to join Cochrane's assault on the city.
-Despite being massively outnumbered and outgunned, Cochrane's men limp into the harbour, disguised as a wounded Spanish ship, and Sharpe leads an assault on the outlying forts.  The sheer audacity of their attack convinces the Spanish that a much larger rebel force is attacking, and the remaining resistance collapses with hardly any loss of life on the rebels' side.  Without waiting for reinforcements, Cochrane marches his small forces into the city itself, where Sharpe and Harper kill Dregara.  Bautista, seeing that all is lost, shuts himself up in the attic of his palace and commits [[suicide]].  Marquinez (Bautista's lover), is about to do the same, but Sharpe and Harper stop him.
+Despite being massively outnumbered and outgunned, Cochrane sails to Valdivia, hoping his two disguised ships will be mistaken for transports bringing much-needed artillery and reinforcements from Spain. However, his ruse fails. Sharpe recommends landing on a nearby beach and leads an assault on the outlying forts. To Sharpe's amazement, the demoralized Spanish put up token resistance before either fleeing or surrendering, resulting in little loss of life on the rebel side. Without waiting for reinforcements, Cochrane marches his small forces into the city itself, where Sharpe and Harper kill Dregara. Trapped, Bautista commits suicide.
-Realising that Don Blas is not a prisoner in Valdivia, Sharpe confronts Cochrane, who admits that he has been holding Don Blas prisoner all the time.  Cochrane is organizing a plot to rescue Napoleon from St. Helena, and plans to offer him a newly liberated Chile as his new base of operations.  He duped Sharpe because he needed his help in liberating Valdivia and finding Napoleon's message.
+Realising that Blas Vivar is not a prisoner in Valdivia, Sharpe confronts Cochrane, who admits that he took the Spaniard prisoner. Cochrane is plotting to rescue Napoleon, so the Corsican can create another empire in the New World. The coded message was Napoleon's agreement to Cochrane's scheme. Cochrane met Blas Viva, the Count of Mouromorto, under a flag of truce to try to recruit him, having confused him for his Francophile brother; with the confusion removed, he had no choice but to maroon him and some guards on an island. Cochrane duped Sharpe because he needed his help in liberating Valdivia.
-Cochrane releases Don Blas, unhurt, but holds him, Sharpe, and Harper incommunicado until the rescue ship has set sail.  When they are released, the three men return to St. Helena, but are stunned to hear that Napoleon is already dead.  Sharpe, immensely relieved that Napoleon will never start another war, prepares to return home for good.
+Cochrane releases Blas Vivar, but holds him, Sharpe, and Harper incommunicado until the rescue ship sets sail to free Napoleon. When they are released, the three men return to Saint Helena, but are stunned to hear that Napoleon has died. Sharpe is immensely relieved that he is in no way responsible for starting another war.
 ==Characters==
-Fictional
+'''Fictional'''
-* '''[[Richard Sharpe (fictional character)|Richard Sharpe]]'''; former British rifleman who has been called out of retirement on his farm in France to travel to Chile in search of an old friend.
+* [[Richard Sharpe (fictional character)|Richard Sharpe]]
-* '''[[Patrick Harper (fiction)|Patrick Harper]]'''; Irish former Regimental Sergeant Major in Sharpe’s regiment, who now operates a tavern in [[Dublin]] (and also acts as a [[fencing|fence]] for stolen horses).  Though he is still as strong as ever, he has also become immensely fat ("a prize boar") as a result of drinking his own wares.
+* [[Patrick Harper (fiction)|Patrick Harper]], Irish former Regimental Sergeant Major in Sharpe's regiment, who now operates a tavern in [[Dublin]] (and also acts as a [[Fence (criminal)|fence]] for stolen horses).  Though he is still as strong as ever, he has also become immensely fat ("a prize boar") as a result of drinking his own wares.
-* '''Captain Ardiles'''; reclusive and sardonic Spanish captain of the frigate ''Espiritu Santo'' that takes Sharpe and Harper to Chile.
+* Captain Ardiles, the reclusive and sardonic Spanish captain of the frigate ''Espiritu Santo''
-* '''Miguel Bautista'''; cruel and corrupt politician who succeeds Don Vivar as Captain-General of Chile.
+* Miguel Bautista, a cruel, corrupt and greedy politician who succeeds Don Vivar as Captain-General of Chile
-* '''George Blair'''; surly [[Liverpool]] merchant acting as British Consul in the port of Valdivia who welcomes Sharpe and Harper to Chile.
+* George Blair, a surly [[Liverpool]] merchant acting as British Consul in Valdivia
-* '''[[Lucille Castineau]]'''; French noblewoman and farmer, Sharpe's common-law wife and mother of his two young children, Patrick and Dominique.
+* [[Lucille Castineau]], French noblewoman and farmer, Sharpe's common-law wife and mother of his two young children, Patrick and Dominique
-* '''Ferdinand'''; local scout who leads Sharpe and Harper safely across the mountains and is executed as punishment by Bautista.
+* Ferdinand, a native scout who leads Sharpe and Harper safely across the mountains and is executed as punishment by Bautista
-* '''Sergeant Dregara'''; Spanish soldier who does Baustista’s dirty work.
+* Sergeant Dregara, a Spanish soldier who does Baustista’s dirty work
-* '''Captain Marquinez'''; young and flashy adjunct to Captain-General Bautista who facilitates Sharpe's mission.
+* Captain Marquinez, a young and "strikingly handsome" Spanish officer who facilitates Sharpe's mission
-* '''Major Miller'''; British marine commander working for Cochrane.
+* Major Miller, British marine commander working for Cochrane
-* '''Captain Morillo'''; Spanish commander of the ''Celestial Fort'' who warns Sharpe of an ambush and is demoted to private and sent to the mines as punishment by Bautista.
+* Captain Morillo, Spanish commander of the ''Celestial Fort'' who warns Sharpe of an ambush and is demoted to private and sent to the mines as punishment by Bautista
-* '''Major Suarez'''; Spanish commander of the Chilean port Puerto Crucero who arrests and imprisons Sharpe and Harper after their arrival.
+* Major Suarez, Spanish commander of the Chilean port of Puerto Crucero who arrests and imprisons Sharpe and Harper after their arrival.
-* '''Lieutenant Otero'''; first officer of the frigate ''Espiritu Santo'' who tells Sharpe of the Scottish pirate Lord Cochrane.
+* Lieutenant Otero, first officer of the frigate ''Espiritu Santo'' who tells Sharpe of the rebel admiral, Scottish Lord Cochrane
-* '''Colonel Ruiz'''; bombastic commander of a Spanish relief regiment that travels to Chile with Sharpe.
+* Colonel Ruiz, commander of a Spanish artillery regiment who travels to Chile with Sharpe
-* '''Don Blas Vivar'''; brave and honest aristocratic Spanish military commander who befriended Sharpe in ''[[Sharpe’s Rifles (novel)|Sharpe's Rifles]]'' and has since gone missing while serving as Captain-General of Chile.
+* Don Blas Vivar, aristocratic Spanish military commander who befriended Sharpe in ''[[Sharpe’s Rifles (novel)|Sharpe's Rifles]]''
-* '''Doña Louisa Vivar'''; wife of Don Vivar who Sharpe had first known as Miss Parker in ''Sharpe’s Rifles'' and who sends him to Chile in search of her missing husband.
+* Doña Louisa Vivar, wife of Don Vivar who Sharpe had first known as Miss Parker in ''Sharpe’s Rifles''
-Historical
+'''Historical'''
-* '''[[Napoleon Bonaparte]]'''; French emperor exiled to St. Helena who dupes Sharpe into running an errand for him.
+* [[Napoleon Bonaparte]], French emperor exiled to Saint Helena who dupes Sharpe into running an errand for him
-* '''[[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald|Lord Cochrane]]'''; Scottish ex-naval officer who now serves the Chilean revolutionaries.
+* [[Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald|Lord Cochrane]], a Scottish ex-Royal Navy officer who now serves the Chilean revolutionaries
-* '''[[Bernardo O'Higgins]], Chilean revolutionary leader (mentioned only)
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-* [http://bernardcornwell.net/index.cfm?page=2&BookId=18 Section of Bernard Cornwell's website on ''Sharpe's Devil'']{{dead link|date=June 2014}}
+* [http://www.bernardcornwell.net/books/sharpes-devil-2/ Section of Bernard Cornwell's website on ''Sharpe's Devil'']
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