Let Battle Commence ! (Shropshire) Mystery Cache
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Let Battle Commence ! (Shropshire)
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The cache is a large ammo box. It contains a camera and many items
related to battles. Please try to keep to the general battle theme
but don't worry if you can't. The above coords are for parking
only. Note this is a POPULAR area for dog walkers please excercise
caution arround the cache.
The Battle of Shrewsbury, which took place just outside the town,
interrupted an otherwise peaceful era in Shrewsbury’s History.
King Henry the Fourth led the Lancastrian army. The Royal army
that King Henry brought to the Battle of Shrewsbury was large and
well equipped. He had a clear advantage over his enemy.
The rebel army led by Sir Henry Percy (also known as Hotspur)
marched south from the Scottish border and hoped to join forces
with a group of rebel Welshmen led by Owain Glyndwr. Shrewsbury was
the main town on the route taken by Percy's army and was in a good
strategic position.
The traditional account of the battle suggests that the rebel
troops under the leadership of Henry Percy were stationed somewhere
on the ridge.
The Royal troops under King Henry the Fourth are thought to have
approached the rebels across the lower ground Just two hours before
sunset the king sent two vanguards into battle and a massive
archery duel ensued.
On higher ground and with more battle experience Percy’s rebel
archers got the upper hand in this battle. The king's forces were
falling like flies! When all arrows were finally exhausted the
troops moved to hand combat using lances, spears, swords and
daggers. Many casualties were taken on both sides until finally
Percy led a rash charge upon the king and was killed. At the same
time troops led by the young Prince of Wales moved unseen around
the edge of the rebel army and launched a counter attack. The rebel
army fled and many were hunted down and killed as they tried to
make their retreat.
The Battle lasted only 3 hours, but during that time, 3,000 men
were wounded and by some estimates, 7,000 men died. The 'winner' of
this battle was King Henry IV, Harry Hotspur died on the
battlefield. His body was cut up and sent all around the kingdom,
to show people they should not rebel against the king.
Battlefield Church is the most obvious reminder of the Battle of
Shrewsbury. The Church was built on the site of the Battle, as a
way of remembering the thousands who died there. The dead were
buried in a large pit, on which the church was built.
Today the church is cared for by The Churches Conservation Trust
and, although no longer used for worship, remains a consecrated
building.
To solve this cache go to the following co ordinates and answer
these questions
N52 44.806 W 002 43.889 find the year the battle took
place this will give you A
A = _ _ _ _
N 52 44.830 W002 43.932 locate the date in July that Sir Henry
Percy led the rebel army into battle This is B
B= _ _
N52 45.029 W002 43.443 find the year that the Corbet family paid
for restoration of the church. This is C
C= _ _ _ _
N 52 45.137 W 002 43.866 find the date the house to the North West
dates from This is D
D= _ _ _ _
To find the Northings you need to add D and C to N 52 41.676
To find the Westings you need to subtract A and B from W 002
45.043.
Good Luck 
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Haqre gur irel ynetr bnx gerr.