Richard Sharpe and the Expedition to Copenhagen, 1807. Lieutenant Richard Sharpe, newly returned to England, is offered a new job: go to Copenhagen, help deliver a bribe, and stop a war. To him, it seems easy. But the bribe is to stop the Danes allowing the French to possess their battle fleet, big enough to replace every warship lost at Trafalgar. Sharpe is a sacrificial pawn, as the French are willing to do what ever it takes to recover their naval power. But sometimes pawns can change the game.