Richard Sharpe– the protagonist; private in the British army serving in India.
William Lawford– Sharpe's lieutenant who aids him in freeing Colonel McCandless.
Mary Bickerstaff– a widowed half-Indian army wife, now attached to Sharpe.
General George Harris
Major-General David Baird– a former prisoner within Seringapatam now itching for revenge
Colonel Arthur Wellesley– later 1st Duke of Wellington.
Colonel Hector McCandless– Scottish intelligence officer for the British East India Company, held captive by the Tippoo Sultan in the dungeons of Seringapatam.
Tipu Sultan– the Indian King who is killed by Sharpe. His red ruby and some of his other jewels are stolen by Sharpe.
Colonel Jean Gudin– a French adviser to the Tippoo Sultan.
Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill– becomes Sharpe's enemy, engineering his sentence to 2000 lashes.
brevet Lieutenant Fitzgerald– murdered by Hakeswill during a battle outside Seringapatam.
Ensign Hicks– the junior officer serving with the Light Company
Captain Morris– the commanding officer of 33rd Light Company
Major Shee– the commanding officer of the 33rd Regiment
Colonel Gent– the officer in charge of engineering the breach.
General Appah Rao– the Hindu officer and friend of Colonel McCandless serving in the Sultan's army.
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