Discipline of Anatomy and Pathology, Adelaide Medical School, The University of Adelaide, Frome Road, Level 2 Helen Mayo Building North, Adelaide, SA, 5005, Australia.
Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2020 Dec;16(4):740-744. doi: 10.1007/s12024-020-00281-w. Epub 2020 Jul 10.
The flagship of the Dutch East India Company (VOC), the Batavia, was wrecked on the morning of the 4th of June 1629 on an isolated reef of the Houtman Abrolhos islands off the coast of Western Australia. The majority of crew and passengers (180-250, including 30 women and children) were able to reach an island which they called Batavia's Graveyard (now known as Beacon Island). After the commander, Francisco Pelsaert, sailed to Batavia for help, Jeronimus Cornelisz took control. Over the next several months his men raped and murdered at least 125 captive shipwrecked passengers and crew. Upon Pelsaert's return Cornelisz and the ringleaders were tried, had their hands severed, and were executed by hanging. Recent archeological excavations have revealed the nature of the attacks and provided scientific validation of some of the alleged incidents. The Batavia mutiny represents a particularly heinous mass murder in the annals of Australia's maritime history.
1629 年 6 月 4 日清晨，荷兰东印度公司（VOC）的旗舰巴达维亚号在澳大利亚西海岸豪特曼阿布罗尔群岛的一个孤立暗礁上失事。大多数船员和乘客（180-250 人，包括 30 名妇女和儿童）得以登上一个他们称为巴达维亚墓地的岛屿（现称为灯塔岛）。在指挥官弗朗西斯科·佩尔萨尔特（Francisco Pelsaert）前往巴达维亚寻求帮助后，耶罗尼米斯·科内利森（Jeronimus Cornelisz）控制了局面。在接下来的几个月里，他的手下强奸并谋杀了至少 125 名被俘的海难乘客和船员。佩尔萨尔特返回后，科内利森和首犯被审判，他们的手被切断，然后被绞死。最近的考古发掘揭示了袭击的性质，并为一些据称的事件提供了科学验证。巴达维亚叛变代表了澳大利亚航海史上一起特别恶劣的大规模谋杀事件。
