Hunter's Rage by Michael Arnold

On the front cover of Hunter's Rage there is a claim that Captain Stryker is "the Sharpe of the Civil War" and for once the publicity is matched by the product.   In Captain Innocent Stryker Michael Arnold has created a character that evinces credibility whilst pulling off  the requisite death-defying adventures.   One has the feeling that, like Sharpe, Stryker is patrolling Helmand Province at this moment so much does he have the feel of the dogged squadie who will battle to the end or die trying.  
In this, his third adventure, Stryker ambushes a squad of Parliamentary cavalry and makes off with the arms cache that they were guarding.   Colonel Wild their commander is determined to exact revenge and pursues Stryker and his men across Dartmoor.   Already hampered by the cartload of weaponry Stryker's troop then pick up a young woman whose coach has been attacked by brigands.   The woman, Cecily Cade, is sought by Parliamentary Intelligence for secrets that she holds bringing more danger down on Stryker and his men.   The book ends with the battle of Stratton, a real event, that is as incredible as any writer could invent.
What appeals to me about Arnold's series over and above the excellent plots and writing is that, unlike other writers covering this period, he does not try to be on both sides at once.  
Stryker is fighting for the King!