sentences:  To all appearance they would probably resist, pursue, and defeat us, seeing that they had a large force of cavalry, and were armed with rifles, soapknives, bows and arrows, and such like weapons, besides being harnessed and provided with storm-helmets.On April 4, Valentyn surrendered to Koxinga's army after it laid siege to Fort Provintia.The rapid assault had caught Valentyn unprepared since he was under the impression that the fort was under the protection of Fort Zeelandia.