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| Nov 8, 2015 at 23:37 | comment | added | Matthew Flaschen | I think the bigger issue is whether the officers will be gullible enough. "You want us to sleep on your island the first night, lightly guarded, surrounded by natives? Uh-huh". However, the old-guard Europeans could help. Have them pretend to be a non-rival country. E.g. if the invaders are French, have the old-guard pretend to be Serbian or something unfamiliar (so the invaders won't detect the lie). But nevertheless have the old guard emphasize how great it is to see some Christian Europeans ("We've been converting them, but it's slow going...") to lull the invaders into complacency. | |
| Nov 8, 2015 at 23:31 | comment | added | Matthew Flaschen | @Mohair the question specifically notes, the new Europeans come "from a different homeland than our original stranded crew". The old Europeans have been there for 30 years. Most of them are married to women from the island, with adult children. They are fully integrated into island society. They will quite possibly be willing to go along with the plan to defend their families, especially if the new invaders come from a rival European nation. E.g. the British and French were at war in the 15th century. | |
| Nov 6, 2015 at 21:44 | comment | added | Mohair | I like the idea, but how likely is it that the initial saved Europeans would cooperate in an unprovoked attack on their brethren? Furthermore, what would happen if there were family and/or friends among the crews of the ships, who came on the expedition to look for survivors? If that is the case, don't expect the initial saved Europeans to participate. In fact, expect them to reveal the plan. | |
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| Nov 6, 2015 at 20:02 | history | answered | Keeta - reinstate Monica | CC BY-SA 3.0 |