In the early nineteenth century, the British Empire stretched from the English Channel to the Indian Ocean. One of the builders of this empire, a participant in all the wars waged at that time by England, was the shooter Sharpe. In the novel “Trafalgar arrow Sharpe” the hero after the bloody battles in India returns to his homeland. But the French battleship takes on board the ship on which Sharpe sails. And this is just the beginning of the hero’s adventures. He is yet to be released from captivity, a duel with a French spy, true love and participation in one of the most brutal naval battles in European history. In the novel Sharpe's Gunpowder, the hero is sent on a secret mission to Copenhagen on behalf of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Napoleon plans invasion of neutral Denmark. He wants to capture her powerful fleet. It is vital for the Emperor to compensate for his own losses at the Battle of Trafalgar. Sharpe's task is to thwart the plans of the French.