
S1-E2 - Koxinga VS. The Dutch - Round One
The Taiwan History Podcast: Formosa Files
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The Dutch's Overestimating the Army
The Dutch were really arrogant going into it. They said they'll run at the smell of gunpowder. Right, so significantly underestimating the army that was coming at them. So the Dutch fire their muskets men drop, but the formation doesn't bend or run. The sky turns dark with arrows. Half of them are killed. Only half make it back. I'm surprised it was only half.
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