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

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Answered by Cat on 10 Dec 01:49

This is the commander of the South Essex Battalion at the opening of the novel. He and Sharpe have a friendly relationship. Windham often pretends to be ignorant of things for the effect of humor. He goes against Sharpe's advice not to grant parole to Leroux, and he dies as a result.