One of my favourite Sharpe's books because he's so out of numbered and the USA captain is great. Just a different story not all marching and the a few fights here and their its action all way through. Would make great film and I'd love to see modern Sharpe. Amd a big Irish man to play Sgt Harper. I love because its Guerrilla Warfare. No rank and file here. OMG Quick Lyme power, Rocks, filing down Spiked cannons. This story could be set today in some countries. Brilliant, bloody brilliant ! God save Ireland!
All these Sharpe books carry the theme that there were a lot of shockingly pompous self serving in-experienced officers in the British Military, during the years covered, in the books. I was wondering was this problem in the real armed forces as bad as the books reflect? Or is it the authors way of being able to create quality adversarial story lines?
From what I know, there was a fair bit of it due to commissions being mostly brought rather than earned through merit or seniority in the army. The army got lucky with Wellington, as he brought his commissions rapidly, but turned out to be an excellent commander. However, as highlighted strongly in the Crimean war around 40 years after this book is set, it more often produced officers with little military ability that held high command. The purchase of commissions would eventually be removed in 1871. As for the Navy, to become a lieutenant you had to pass a written exam, which ruled out most of the lower classes as at this point in time due to the lack of education afforded to them. Once this exam was passed though, if you had a generous patron, you could rise through the ranks fairly quickly, which could produce similar problems to the army, albeit at a lesser rate.
From what I've read, whilst some 'pompous' aristocrats did serve within British Army most officers were upper middle class and were pretty professionally and had good relationships with the ranks. I think the best representation of British officers of the period are the 'Robert Noles' and 'Harry Price' characters.
Met a fair few snobby stuck up bastards in the RN, but on the whole the officers were actually pretty good guys. I’d say the depiction is pretty accurate. Take a look at the way locals were treated in any country Brits occupied. Pompous arrogant and superior doesn’t even come close. Not the best history I’m afraid…
Yes it's realistic, the British Army was not a meritocracy. The aristocrats and elites bought their positions, many of these people utterly detest the lower classes. Right through the history of the British army you will find these people behind calamities, from the charge of the light brigade, Gallipoli, the Boer wars, Somme, to operation market garden. Even to this day the army is still very nepotistic, with many regiments being controlled by the aristocratic and upper class families. Especially the cavalry regiments. Officers are still disproportionately from the upper classes and attended private schools.
@WolveMarine yeah sorry, its harp. He trips over his own massive irish bollocks and impales himself on simmersons penis. Hagman tries to save him by sniping simmersons shaft, but ends up missing. The bullet ricochets off sharpes over-sized sword, and is lodged in a potato in harps pouch. Small amounts of potato are driven into harpers sack, leading to weeks of agony and death by potato poisoning. The irony.
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What a great story, told masterfully yet again.
One of my favourite Sharpe's books because he's so out of numbered and the USA captain is great. Just a different story not all marching and the a few fights here and their its action all way through. Would make great film and I'd love to see modern Sharpe. Amd a big Irish man to play Sgt Harper. I love because its Guerrilla Warfare. No rank and file here. OMG Quick Lyme power, Rocks, filing down Spiked cannons. This story could be set today in some countries.
Brilliant, bloody brilliant !
God save Ireland!
Love the historical notes on Sharpe's books and Last Kingdom too
God save Ireland.
God save Ireland
Hogan was too good a character to die of fever. He should have died in battle like the great soldier he was.
God save Ireland! Says so in the scriptures! 🤣💪
This writer new his subject, Bravo
All these Sharpe books carry the theme that there were a lot of shockingly pompous self serving in-experienced officers in the British Military, during the years covered, in the books. I was wondering was this problem in the real armed forces as bad as the books reflect? Or is it the authors way of being able to create quality adversarial story lines?
From what I know, there was a fair bit of it due to commissions being mostly brought rather than earned through merit or seniority in the army. The army got lucky with Wellington, as he brought his commissions rapidly, but turned out to be an excellent commander. However, as highlighted strongly in the Crimean war around 40 years after this book is set, it more often produced officers with little military ability that held high command. The purchase of commissions would eventually be removed in 1871.
As for the Navy, to become a lieutenant you had to pass a written exam, which ruled out most of the lower classes as at this point in time due to the lack of education afforded to them. Once this exam was passed though, if you had a generous patron, you could rise through the ranks fairly quickly, which could produce similar problems to the army, albeit at a lesser rate.
From what I've read, whilst some 'pompous' aristocrats did serve within British Army most officers were upper middle class and were pretty professionally and had good relationships with the ranks.
I think the best representation of British officers of the period are the 'Robert Noles' and 'Harry Price' characters.
Met a fair few snobby stuck up bastards in the RN, but on the whole the officers were actually pretty good guys.
I’d say the depiction is pretty accurate. Take a look at the way locals were treated in any country Brits occupied. Pompous arrogant and superior doesn’t even come close. Not the best history I’m afraid…
Yes it's realistic, the British Army was not a meritocracy. The aristocrats and elites bought their positions, many of these people utterly detest the lower classes. Right through the history of the British army you will find these people behind calamities, from the charge of the light brigade, Gallipoli, the Boer wars, Somme, to operation market garden. Even to this day the army is still very nepotistic, with many regiments being controlled by the aristocratic and upper class families. Especially the cavalry regiments. Officers are still disproportionately from the upper classes and attended private schools.
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What's up?
@WolveMarine yeah sorry, its harp. He trips over his own massive irish bollocks and impales himself on simmersons penis. Hagman tries to save him by sniping simmersons shaft, but ends up missing. The bullet ricochets off sharpes over-sized sword, and is lodged in a potato in harps pouch. Small amounts of potato are driven into harpers sack, leading to weeks of agony and death by potato poisoning. The irony.
Now that was Unputdownable
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What no historical note? To Google I must!
Love the historical notes in Sharpe's and Last Kingdom books. God save Ireland haha