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===Rescue===
Although Cornelisz had left the soldiers, led by Hayes, to die, they had in fact found good sources of water and food on West Wallabi Island. Initially, they were unaware of the massacres taking place and sent pre-arranged smoke signals announcing their finds. However, they soon learned of the killings from survivors fleeing Beacon Island. In response, the soldiers devised makeshift weapons from materials washed up from the wreck. They also set a watch so that they were ready for Cornelisz's men, and built [[Wiebbe Hayes Stone Fort|a small fort]] out of limestone and coral blocks.{{sfn|Dash|2002|pp=176–179}}

Cornelisz seized on the news of water on the other island, as his own supply was dwindling and the continued survival of the soldiers threatened his own success. He was fearful that any rescue vessel would sight the soldiers first, therefore dispatched his men to eliminate this threat. But the trained soldiers were by now much better fed than Cornelisz' group and easily defeated them in several battles. Seeking to bring Hayes under his command he traveled to the island himself, whereby Hayes and his soldiers took Cornelisz hostage. The men who escaped regrouped under soldier [[Wouter Loos]] and tried again, this time employing [[musket]]s to besiege Hayes' fort and almost defeating the soldiers.{{sfn|Dash|2002|pp=182–183}} However, Hayes' men prevailed again just as ''Sardam'' arrived. A race to the rescue ship ensued between Cornelisz' men and the soldiers. Hayes reached the ship first and was able to present his side of the story to Pelsaert. After a short battle, the combined force captured all of Cornelisz's group.{{sfn|Dash|2002|pp=188–190}}<ref name="Barbarism">{{cite web |title=Barbarism and brutality: surviving the Batavia shipwreck |url=https://www.sea.museum/2016/06/04/barbarism-and-brutality-surviving-the-batavia-shipwreck |website=Australian National Maritime Museum |access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref>