Giles Milton
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first heard May 2026
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where it will be possible for the Dutch to land.
And, you know, Nathaniel knows enough about cannon and warfare to know where to strategically place the cannon from his two ships to defend the island.
The Dutch then instigate a complete blockade on Run Island.
They try on repeated occasions to try and take the island by force.
But Nathaniel's cannon see them off, you know, a few shots over into the sea and the ships have to retreat.
And so the siege run will begin and it's going to last for a very long time indeed.
And it's really a question of who can hold out longer.
Will it be Nathaniel and his men on the island or will the Dutch be able to take this place by force?
Yes.
I mean, Nathaniel and his men have been on the island for many, many months by now.
They are extremely hungry.
There's no food on the island, apart from nutmeg.
And nutmeg jam wears a little bit thin after a while.
And so they need supplies from outside.
There's also very little fresh water on Run Island.
It's collected in the monsoon.
There's no natural water source on the island.
It's too small for that.
And so they're looking out at the horizon every day, desperately hoping that a ship, a relief vessel, is going to come.
And then suddenly they see on the horizon sails.
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