Sharpe’s Fury characters

Appears from the start

Captain of the South Essex light company and a veteran raised from the ranks. Sharpe is temporarily serving away from his battalion when a river operation collapses, carrying him from the Portuguese campaign into British political work at Cádiz.

Appears from the start

Sharpe's Irish sergeant and closest friend. Harper follows him through the failed river crossing and into Cádiz, where strength and soldiering remain useful even when the immediate enemy is blackmail rather than a French battalion.

First appears in chapter 2

A senior British officer directing the dangerous attempt to secure a river crossing against the French. Moon is a forceful battlefield commander whose orders place Sharpe and Harper at the center of the opening action.

First appears in chapter 4

A French colonel opposing the British river operation. Vandal is an aggressive professional officer who recognizes Sharpe as a persistent threat during the struggle for the crossing.

First appears in chapter 19

Wellington's trusted intelligence officer and engineer. Hogan redirects Sharpe from the field toward Cádiz because the threatened reputation of Britain's ambassador could damage the alliance sustaining the war in Spain.

First appears in chapter 23

Britain's minister in Cádiz and the younger brother of Wellington. Henry Wellesley's affair with a woman in the city has produced private letters whose theft exposes him to blackmail and gives Britain's political enemies leverage over the Spanish alliance.

First appears in chapter 25

A beautiful woman in Cádiz whose relationship with Henry Wellesley has become a political vulnerability. Caterina moves in a society where affection, patronage, and survival overlap, and the stolen letters place her under pressure as well as the ambassador.

First appears in chapter 28

A polished aristocrat involved in British secret work whom Sharpe encountered years earlier in Copenhagen. Pumphrey operates through influence, money, and deniable agents, making him useful to Hogan but difficult for Sharpe to trust.

First appears in chapter 32

A Spanish priest and influential political operator in Cádiz. Montseny opposes British influence and uses the ambassador's stolen correspondence as a weapon that can be applied without meeting Wellington's army in battle.

First appears in chapter 51

Commander of the British contingent sent from Cádiz against Victor's besieging army. Graham is an experienced and determined general, prepared to attack when an opportunity appears even though allied command is divided.

First appears in chapter 52

The Spanish commander of the allied expedition from Cádiz. La Peña's rank places British troops under a cautious commander whose choices repeatedly frustrate Graham and make coordination against the French uncertain.