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- 1Encrypted Napoleonic dispatch to Marshal Marmont finally deciphered▼Breaking the Cipher of the Napoleonic war briefing, unread for 217 years
An encrypted military letter sent to Napoleonic general Auguste de Marmont, left unread for 217 years, has finally been decoded. The writeup walks through breaking the cipher of the wartime briefing, revealing its contents for the first time since the Napoleonic era. Readers are discussing the decryption methods and what the letter shows about battlefield communication of the period.