Knowing this made Sharpe saving his life more significant for me. Knowing a bit about British history I am aware that Wellesley becomes the famous Duke of Wellington who defeats Napoleon at Waterloo. Sharpe becomes a lieutenant by saving the life of Sir Arthur Wellesley. This is a minor point I will admit but it still bothered me. The producers brought them together so that Sharpe’s character would have a regular team around him with a sense of camaraderie and familiarity for the audience. Although based on fact, “The Chosen Men” were not a unit but the equivalent of Lance Corporals.The author of the Sharpe novels, Bernard Cornwell, was so happy with the way Sean Bean played the part that he changed the description of Sharpe in his later books to more closely resemble the actor. That is why the jacket hangs open in the front.
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