Who is Captain Paul Delmas from Sharpe's Sword: Richard Sharpe and the Salamanca Campaign, June and July 1812 and what is their importance? Sharpe's_Sword English & Literature "Captain Paul Delmas | Sharpe's Sword: Richard Sharpe and the Salamanca Campaign

This is a French officer that Leroux takes with him when he flees the King's German Legion cavalry at the beginning of the novel. Leroux kills Delmas and assumes his identity. Not until Sharpe meets Father Curtis does he realize that the man he has been calling Delmas is really Leroux.