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1. Why is the mood somber in Chapter one among the forces allied against Napoleon?

In chapter 1, the forces against Napoleon's armies feel the war is lost. Spain is basically defeated and the only Spanish people fighting the war are the peasants, whom the French armies hate and fear.

2. Who does not agree with most of the others, but why is that not obvious?

Captain Richard Sharpe does not agree with general sentiment about the state of the war, although it is not obvious that he doesn't agree because he is in a bad mood for other reasons.

3. Who are discussing Sharpe's state of mind?

Two of Sharpe's men, Lieutenant Robert Knowles and Sergeant Patrick Harper discuss Sharpe's poor mood. Harper is Sharpe's friend of long standing despite their rank differences.

4. Where and who are the Provosts and what is their purpose?

The legion and the regiment are outside of an abandoned town that contains Provosts, who are responsible for keeping the troops from pillaging the towns they pass through, so that the British will stay on good terms with the locals and not be hated like the French. Sharpe and his regiment head into the town where the Provosts and Sharpe talk for a few minutes pretending civility.

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