Spanish Fort Traditional Cache
babama: This was one of my better caches but it is time to archive.
This entry was edited by babama on Sunday, 03 February 2013 at 22:58:52 UTC.
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During the Revolutionary War, France, Spain, Britain, and the united States where interested in the fate of this region. In March 1780 Spanish forces captured Mobile. They established a palisaded fort with trenches (one mile north of here) to protect nearby Frenchtown, also known as The Village, from British forces based in Pensacola. Early on the foggy Sunday morning of 7 January 1781, the British, under Colonel von Hanxleden, attacked with about 200 German, Swiss, English, loyalist American troops, and some 200 to 500 Chickasaw, Choctaw, and Creek indians. The Spanish garrison, under Lt. Castro, included 190 Spanish, Irish, French, Cuban troops, and units of New Orleans militia. Both sides suffered heavy losses, but the Spanish retained the fort. This facilitated the Spanish capture of Pensacola in May 1781, and the expulsion of British Forces from the Gulf Coast.
Beware of muggles, they are generally all over this place. You will need to BYOP since one would not fit with the log.
**I have been told that this area is a "meeting" place in the evenings and at night. I placed a not a night cache attribute because of some complaints from male cachers about looks they were receiving.**
Happy caching all.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Gur ybt vf va n svyz pnavfgre. Guvf jba'g uryc.
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