At the beginning of the 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 that England waged at that time, was Rifleman Sharpe. In the novel “The Fury of Rifleman Sharpe,” the English army is on the verge of defeat. Spain came under French rule. Only Cadiz remained unconquered, behind whose walls a cunning diplomatic game is being played. The only hope for the British is Sharpe and his fellow soldiers, who do not want to admit defeat. The eleventh novel in the series “The Adventures of Richard Sharpe.”