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Chapters 1, 2, 3, and 4

• In Chapter 1, Sharpe participates in the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo.

• On his last trip to England Sharpe found out his commission to captain had not yet been approved.

• In England he met a woman, Jane Gibbons and began a romance with her.

• Sharpe, back in Spain, wonders if he is a captain or a lieutenant.
• Sharpe meets up with Michael Hogan and friend and they discuss the upcoming assault on Ciudad Rodrigo.

• Hogan mentions he ran into Teresa, an old flame of Sharpe's he hasn't seen in two years.

• Teresa is still active in the guerrilla forces fighting against France.
• Sharpe and Harper, his best friend, discuss their duties of throwing hay into the ditch to cushion soldiers' jumps.

• Sharpe is told even as a lieutenant he will retain command of his company.

• Lawford, the colonel in charge of the assault is friends with Sharpe and...

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