GC1M1BY - The Heavy Cavalry of Camelot

GC1M1BY - The Heavy Cavalry of Camelot

By:  The Order of Sleepless Knights 

1.  Here is the puzzle.

Posted Coordinates: N 44° 43.066 W 088° 23.833

Geocache Description:

THE CACHE IS NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES!!

We have received word from the Kingdom of Sellzup that the castle has been overtaken by Gypsies! The Knights of the Land of Camelot (being a staunch ally) have been called upon to render assistance. Although this realm is known for chivalry and mercy to the repentant, retaliation must be taken against the villains of this scandalous siege. The Knights have suited up, mounting their steeds, and set forth towards Selzzup, the Gypsies will fear the approach of...

Camelot's HEAVY CAVALRY

Heavy cavalry is the late 1Gth century misnomer for Cavalry troops that from the late 1Fth to late 1Hth centuries usually wore armour and were mounted on the largest available cavalry horses, as opposed to light cavalry, in which troops rode relatively smaller mounts of 1C hands in height or less. During this period the Cavalry became the deciders of battle through shock action, and were sometimes referred to as "battle cavalry" for this reason. The name "heavy cavalry" came into use in England primarily after the Crimean War, and the deployment of the Heavy and Light Cavalry Brigades. Previously to Renaissance the cavalry was divided into armoured and unarmoured types. The reference to armoured cavalry as "heavy" may also be warranted by the near impossibility before saddle and stirrup to control the horse while wearing protection against arrows and other weapons. However during the Middle Ages in England the armoured cavalry were referred as mounted knights. The horses of the knights were of a medium-weight breed, providing power for the shock and agility for close combat. The origin of armoured cavalry is generally thought to be in Parthian and Sassanid Persia. Through the course of the Roman-Persian Wars, the Romans adopted much of the Persian tradition and this Roman cavalry continued in existence as part of the Byzantine army until the end of the Middle Ages. In the Middle Ages, armoured cavalry developed independently in Western Europe. Many Germanic peoples had a history of cavalry and the introduction of stirrups allowed for the increase in the weight of a rider's armour. In Francia, these men-at-arms became known as knights and the tradition of chivalry dominated European warfare until the Renaissance. Today, Cavalry has been replaced through mechanization, mostly by tanks.

Up to the Bth century, Sarmatians cavalry units were stationed in Britain as part of the Roman army (see Roman departure from Britain), allowing for a direct influence of Roman cataphracts on Migration Period Europe. According to a theory of Littleton and Thomas (1HFD), the legend of King Arthur, the prototypical knight of High Medieval literature, was directly inspired by these Sarmatian troops.

Later on, the Cuirassier was the main form of cavalry, beginning in 1E8C with the 100-man strong regiments of Austrian kyrissers for the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian. They fought in the Thirty Years War in which the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus was killed at the Battle of Lützen in 16A2.

To obtain the "key" to Selzzup, you must solve the following coordinates by substituting numbers for the letters.

N44° 4A.BCD W088° 2E.FGH

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2.  Solve the puzzle.

Here is a helpful Wikipedia link.

Wikipedia - Heavy cavalry

Heavy cavalry is the late 1Gth (19th) century misnomer for Cavalry troops that from the late 1Fth (17th) to late 1Hth (19th) centuries usually wore armour and were mounted on the largest available cavalry horses, as opposed to light cavalry, in which troops rode relatively smaller mounts of 1C (14) hands in height or less.

G = 9

Up to the Bth (5th) century, Sarmatians cavalry units were stationed in Britain as part of the Roman army (see Roman departure from Britain), allowing for a direct influence of Roman cataphracts on Migration Period Europe. According to a theory of Littleton and Thomas (1HFD - 1978), the legend of King Arthur, the prototypical knight of High Medieval literature, was directly inspired by these Sarmatian troops.

B = 5
H = 9
F = 7
D = 8

Later on, the Cuirassier was the main form of cavalry, beginning in 1E8C (1484) with the 100-man strong regiments of Austrian kyrissers for the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian. They fought in the Thirty Years War in which the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus was killed at the Battle of Lützen in 16A2 (1632).

C = 4
E = 4
A = 3



3.  Put the Solved Coordinates together.
Puzzle Coordinates:  N44° 4A.BCD, W088° 2E.FGH

Solved Coordinates:

   N 44° 43.548, W 088° 24.799   

4.  Verify the Solved Coordinates.

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