Sean Bean is maverick British Officer Richard Sharpe, fighting against Napoleon in 19th-century Spain. Action and romance follow Sharpe, as he and his Chosen Men risk their lives on dangerous and heroic missions.

Spain, 1812: Sharpe learns from Teresa that they have a baby daughter. A new commander has taken over the South Essex, along with the murderous Sgt. Obadiah Hakeswill, an old enemy of Sharpe's from his India days. Sharpe's only hope to command his company again is an utterly lost one...