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Historian cracks Napoleonic coded briefing unread for 217 years
Original: Breaking the Cipher of the Napoleonic war briefing, unread for 217 years
A coded military dispatch from the Napoleonic era, addressed to Marshal Auguste de Marmont and left unbroken for 217 years, has finally been deciphered. A detailed write-up walks through the letter and the process of cracking its cipher, drawing strong interest from cryptography and history enthusiasts online who are discussing what the decrypted briefing reveals about wartime communications of the period.
Why now: The successful decryption of a long-lost Napoleonic military letter is a rare and fascinating blend of codebreaking and history.
Napoleon BonaparteAuguste de MarmontNapoleonic Wars
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