Sharpe's Fury: Richard Sharpe & the Battle of Barrosa, March 1811 by Bernard Cronwell

Sharpe's Fury: Richard Sharpe & the Battle of Barrosa, March 1811 (Richard Sharpe's Adventure Series #11) - When the attack on a French held bridge goes wrong, one of Sharpe's Lieutenants in taken prisoner while under truce.   Sharpe swears revenge on the French officer but first has to deal with a pompous general who has broken his leg.  While in Cadiz waiting for ships to take them back to Lisbon, Sharpe is asked by the British Ambassador to assist in the retrieval of some love letters that are being forged and published.  Afterwards he is unable to get a ship because of the expected upcoming battle.  He then decides to go after the officer who took his Lieutenant prisoner.