Sharpe (TV Series)

Sharpe's Battle (1995)

Sean Bean: Maj. Richard Sharpe

Quotes 

• Richard Sharpe : [standing with Harper in front of the new soldiers, at the beginning of drill instructions, with Lord Kiely watching and listening on his horse and wearing his his shiny white coat]  We've killed officers in blue coats, red coats, even officers in white coats!... A bad officer is better off dead, and a good soldier had better learn how to kill him!

• Loup : No more of my men will die in this god forsaken place.

  Richard Sharpe : They will if I find them.

• Wellington : Think yourself lucky you're not facing a court of enquiry.

  Richard Sharpe : On what charge, my Lord?

  Wellington : On any charge I damn well please. I made you, Sharpe, and I can break you just as easily. Remember that.

  Richard Sharpe : Yes, my Lord.

• Major Mungo Munro : Have you ever dealt with a Royal Bodyguard before, Richard?

  Richard Sharpe : Aye. In India. A type of sultan's bodyguard. I dealt with them all right... But he

  [the sultan himself] 

  Richard Sharpe : died harder than the rest of them put together!

  Major Mungo Munro : You killed him?

  Richard Sharpe : Oh, aye. I killed him all right.

  Major Mungo Munro : Capital! *Capital*! We're sending a regicide to take on

  [drill] 

  Major Mungo Munro : a Royal Bodyguard!

• Richard Sharpe : [to O'Rourke, during inspection]  If you wanted to kill somebody with this gun, you'd have to beat him over the head with it!

• Richard Sharpe : [on the eve before battle]  I need you to stand firm, Jenkins! There'll be time enough to repent when the killing's done.

• Donaju : Some of the lads are saying we shouldn't be fighting for England at all.

  Richard Sharpe : If the French come, you won't be fighting for England. You'll be fighting for your lives!

• Loup : You have two of my men?

  Richard Sharpe : Not for long.

  Loup : Might I remind you, Major, of the rules of war?

  Richard Sharpe : Raping women? Killing babies and young children? What you did here isn't war!

  Loup : I police these mountains, Major, to protect our supply lines from guerillas. The chief weapon of the guerilla, Major, is horror. Horror! So, I make sure that I am more horrible than my enemy.

• Richard Sharpe : [Harper has dragged out the two Frenchmen captured whilst raping women and killing children]  Harper!

  Patrick Harper : Sir!

  Richard Sharpe : Put them up against the wall. I want a fireing squad ready.

  [In responce, all of the riflemen and members of the South Essex form two lines as the squad]