Fire and Sword (novel)

Fire and Sword is the third book in Simon Scarrow's Wellington and Napoleon Quartet, which tells the story of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars from the point of view of Arthur Wellesley (the future Duke of Wellington), and Napoleon Bonaparte.

Fire and Sword
First edition
AuthorSimon Scarrow
Cover artistTim Byrne
LanguageEnglish
SeriesWellington and Napoleon Quartet
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherHeadline Review
Publication date
2009
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages657 pp
ISBN978-0-7553-2438-5
Preceded byThe Generals 
Followed byThe Fields of Death 

Plot

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The book covers the time period between December 1804 and April 1809. At the start of the novel, Napoleon has recently been crowned Emperor of France, while Arthur has returned from his successful campaigns in India. The plot of the novel revolves around Napoleon's wars in central Europe, and plans for the invasion of England, foiled by the Battle of Trafalgar. Running parallel to this story, Arthur Wellesley is making a name for himself in the armies of Britain, commanding a unit of the army sent to deprive Napoleon of the Danish navy, and in the first expeditionary force sent to liberate Portugal from French rule. At the end of the novel, Napoleon's position is becoming more tenuous, with plots being hatched against him, while Arthur has begun to inflict the first defeats on the armies of Napoleon in the Iberian Peninsula.

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