South Essex Regiment
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The South Essex Regiment is a fictional British Army infantry regiment featured in Bernard Cornwell’s Sharpe novels, serving as the main unit in which the protagonist Richard Sharpe fights during the Napoleonic Wars.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional British Army regiment
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fictional military unit ⓘ literary fictional entity ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | Sharpe television series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Sharpe novel series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Michael Hogan
NERFINISHED
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Obadiah Hakeswill NERFINISHED ⓘ Teresa Moreno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | British line infantry regiment ⓘ |
| branch | infantry ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Wellington’s army (fictional depiction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Bernard Cornwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLocationContext | Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | fictional ⓘ |
| genre | historical military fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterNameInSeries | Prince of Wales’s Own Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | novels ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | depicts life of British line infantry in Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Patrick Harper
NERFINISHED
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Richard Sharpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOfficer |
Colonel Sir Henry Simmerson
NERFINISHED
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Colonel William Lawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Colonel Girdwood NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Sharpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotionOf | Richard Sharpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | primary military unit in Sharpe series ⓘ |
| setting |
Battle of Badajoz
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Battle of Salamanca NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Talavera NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Waterloo NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsular War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionPortrayalCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionPortrayalMedium | television drama ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
class and social mobility in the British Army
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combat realism in historical fiction ⓘ military leadership ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | line infantry regiment ⓘ |
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