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Napoleonic Wars
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- 1Napoleonic war letter encrypted for 217 years finally decoded▼Breaking the Cipher of the Napoleonic war briefing, unread for 217 years
A coded military dispatch from the Napoleonic Wars, left unread for over two centuries, has been deciphered and written up in detail. The letter, addressed to Marshal Auguste de Marmont, offers a glimpse into wartime briefing practices of the era. Readers are discussing the cryptographic techniques used and what the decrypted message reveals about French military communications.