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BOOKS BY BERNARD CORNW ELLAGINCOURTThe Saxon TalesTHE LAST KINGDOMTHE PALE HORSEMANTHE LORDS OF THE NORTHSWORD SONGTHE BURNING LANDThe Sharpe Novels (in chronological order)SHARPE'S TIGERRichard Sharpe and the Siege of Seringapatam, 1799SHARPE'S TRIUMPHRichard Sharpe and the Battle of Assaye, September 1803SHARPE'S FORTRESSRichard Sharpe and the Siege of Gawilghur, December 1803SHARPE'S TRAFALGARRichard Sharpe and the Battle of Trafalgar, 21 October 1805SHARPE'S PREYRichard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807SHARPE'S RIFLESRichard Sharpe and the French Invasion of Galicia, January 1809SHARPE'S HAVOCRichard Sharpe and the Campaign in Northern Portugal, Spring 1809SHARPE'S EAGLERichard Sharpe and Talavera Campaign, July 1809SHARPE'S GOLDRichard Sharpe and the Destruction of Almeida, August 1810SHARPE'S ESCAPERichard Sharpe and the Bussaco Campaign, 1810SHARPE'S FURYRichard Sharpe and the Battle of Barrosa, March 1811SHARPE'S BATTLERichard Sharpe and the Battle of Fuentes de Onoro, May 1811SHARPE'S COMPANYRichard Sharpe and the Siege of Badajoz, January to April 1812SHARPE'S SWORDRichard Sharpe and the Salamanca Campaign, June and July 1812SHARPE'S ENEMYRichard Sharpe and the Defense of Portugal, Christmas 1812SHARPE'S HONORRichard Sharpe and the Vitoria Campaign, February to June 1813SHARPE'S REGIMENTRichard Sharpe and the Invasion of France, June to November 1813SHARPE'S SIEGERichard Sharpe and the Winter Campaign, 1814SHARPE'S REVENGERichard Sharpe and the Peace of 1814SHARPE'S WATERLOORichard Sharpe and the Waterloo Campaign, 15 June to 18 June 1815SHARPE'S DEVILRichard Sharpe and the Emperor, 1820-21The Grail Quest SeriesTHE ARCHER'S TALEVAGABONDHERETICThe Nathaniel Starbuck ChroniclesREBELCOPPERHEADBATTLE FLAGTHE BLOODY GROUNDThe Warlord ChroniclesTHE WINTER KINGTHE ENEMY OF GODEXCALIBURThe Sailing ThrillersSTORMCHILDSCOUNDRELWILDTRACKCRACKDOWNOther NovelsSTONEHENGEGALLOWS THIEFA CROWNING MERCYTHE FALLEN ANGELSREDCOAT
CopyrightT HE FORT. Copyright (c) 2010 by Bernard Cornwell. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted thenon-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, orstored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the expresswritten permission of HarperCollins e-books.FIRST U.S. EDIT IONMap copyright (c) 2010 by Garry GatesLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data has been applied for.ISBN: 978-0-06-196963-8EPub Edition (c) 2010 ISBN: 978006201384210 11 12 13 14 OFF/RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
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THEFORTA Novel of the Revolutionary
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A voice in the darkness, a knock at
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A Note on Names and TermsIn 1779 th
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Chapter OneThere was not much wind
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ecome a base for Britain's Royal Na
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"I bloody hope so," Moore said with
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Chapter TwoLieutenant-Colonel Paul
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magazines that would keep the ammun
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"So you will take the oath?" McLean
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Excerpts of a letter from the Selec
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inflate a company into a battalion
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"The world would be better without
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So now one less man would sail east
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Chapter FourThe fleet sailed eastwa
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"We were maltreated in Boston," Cal
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Tyrannicide had also confirmed that
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From the Oath demanded by Brigadier
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"Plug it!" Little shouted at the ma
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"You promoted me to general yesterd
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"Long as it takes."They had to wait
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Chapter SixThe daylight was fading.
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"He's a patriot!" Lovell said in a
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"What are you doing?" Revere again
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A rowboat banged against the Centur
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Chapter SevenThe first shots crashe
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sir," McClure shouted over the musk
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Solomon Lovell's heart seemed to mi
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From Brigadier-General Lovell's des
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emembered the tall American in his
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Page 67 and 68: could conceal men from the guns of
Page 69 and 70: Chapter Nine"Where the devil is Rev
Page 71 and 72: "Then they will have something to f
Page 73 and 74: They would attack the battery.In th
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Page 77 and 78: Chapter TenThe sun had not risen wh
Page 79 and 80: Praise the Lord, Wadsworth thought,
Page 81 and 82: marsh. The rebels patrolled that gr
Page 83 and 84: Letter from Brigadier-General Lovel
Page 85 and 86: on their flank?" Easily, Wadsworth
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Page 89 and 90: ecome mired in pessimism and it nee
Page 91 and 92: Chapter TwelveAnd, suddenly, there
Page 93 and 94: at their sterns. Away to port was C
Page 95 and 96: need men willing to make that attac
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Page 99 and 100: Chapter ThirteenA Royal Marine at t
Page 101 and 102: The fifty men filed through the aba
Page 103 and 104: dared to hope that the British woul
Page 105 and 106: From a letter by General Artemas Wa
Page 107 and 108: the powder charges were being carri
Page 109 and 110: fire, of the sparks flying and fall
Page 111 and 112: Historical NoteThe Penobscot Expedi
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Page 115: About the AuthorBERNARD CORNWELL, "
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