Waterloo - 100 Days Mystery Cache

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The period known as 100 days actually lasted for 111, which is also referred to as a Nelson in Cricket scores - and of course Nelson was the commander at Trafalgar where the French were soundly beaten by the British Navy.

Following the retreat, after it was clear the French were going to lose at Waterloo, Napoleon eventually surrendered to the captain of the British ship HMS Bellerophon. It is believed he was trying to make his way to America. Before he was exiled to Saint Helena, he became a tourist attraction whilst the ship was anchored off the British coast waiting for further orders.

Napoleon died just 6 years later after suffering from poor health, although the actual cause of death is disputed by some of his supporters.

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Hidden : 6/18/2015
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the published co-ordinates. Solve the puzzle below to find the true co-ordinates.

With 2015 being the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, I have created a small series of puzzles to remember this pivotal event. All are located within a short walk once solved. Have fun…

"My island is none too big!", Napoleon, 9th May 1814

Napoleon had been exiled to Elba following the Duke of Wellington's success in the Peninsular war which drove the French armies out of Portugal and Spain. Our protagonist managed to escape by taking advantage of the absence of the Allied Commissioner who had taken a trip to the Italian mainland.

A group of men in military uniform and formal clothes stand to the left, looking towards a single man in a greatcoat and bicorne hat stood by the rail of a ship looking out to sea

The period of his return to power is marked as the hundred days covering the period from when he arrived in Paris to the restoration of Louis XVIII.

A nice simple data collection puzzle to start things off.

  • Identify the start (ABCD) and end (EFGH) dates of the period known as les cent jours. (Use dd/mm format)
  • How many days (IJK) was this period exactly? (Note, the number has an ironic nickname in relationship to Napoleon. Double points for spotting the relevance).
  • How many letters (L) in the name of the ship on which he escaped his exile at the start of the 100 days?
  • and the full title of the ship to which he surrendered at the end? (MN)
  • Finally, the number of letters in the surname of the man who should have been watching him when he escaped Elba. (O)

The final can be found at

N51 A(L-1).B(F+I)N W000 (D+J)(H-K).E(O-D)(K+M)


Additional Notes
Terrain: I first visited the area in April, and the ground was still quite muddy in places, however just a few weeks later, and the ground was rock hard with the nettles above waist height. I do not recommend shorts for a couple of the caches at this time of year!
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