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Waterloo - All Around Us Mystery Cache

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smudge42: Time for these to go. Wow! The area where this one was placed is inaccessible and has changed dramatically since first placed...

You needed words containing Waterloo and should have arrived at La Belle Alliance as the required wording.

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Hidden : 6/18/2015
Difficulty:
3 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…


"It has been a damned serious business... Blücher and I have lost 30,000 men. It has been a damned nice thing — the nearest run thing you ever saw in your life. … By God! I don't think it would have been done if I had not been there", the Duke of Wellington to Thomas Creevey, 18th June 1815.

A self explanatory title - the legacy of Waterloo is all around us. The significance of the victory had such an impact, that we still see the name Waterloo in everyday life.

Richard Westmacott - Wellington Monument 1822 - Achilles

From the clues below, identify some of these reminders, and form a keyword to enter into the checker which will provide the co-ordinates of the final

Use a keyword here to obtain the co-ordinates

Once you have the co-ordinates, there is more information in Geocheck [optional]



Additional Notes
I have placed finders certificates for the first solvers and finders in one of the containers in the series. Some are numbered, some not - please only take one.
I have also provided a couple of small prizes for the first & second to find. Please only take one if you have solved all of the puzzles in the series.
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!
Caches in the series

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Erzrzore gur purpxre arrqf n xrljbeq

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)