To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
[narrator] Rather than stand and fight
Please log in to add to collections.
Mysteries of the Abandoned

Rather thanstand and fight the Dutch soldiersfled for their lives. Within hoursthe...

[narrator] Rather than
stand and fight the Dutch soldiers
fled for their lives. [Michele] Within hours
the battle was over. And the British claimed
control over the rest
of the island

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:02.834
[narrator] Rather than stand and fight
00:00:02.834 --> 00:00:05.867
the Dutch soldiers fled for their lives.
00:00:07.466 --> 00:00:10.267
[Michele] Within hours the battle was over.
00:00:10.267 --> 00:00:13.767
And the British claimed control over the rest of the island.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
01:08:33
Uploaded
Jul 07, 2025
Season
9
Episode
9
Genres
documentary
Production
Mosfilm

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.
S09 • E09 [narrator] The Dutch were in no mood - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:20
[narrator] The Dutch were in no mood
S09 • E04 [dramatic music playing] - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
[dramatic music playing]
S09 • E09 [narrator] With this, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:15
[narrator] With this,
S09 • E04 It has a bulbous head and a long winding tail. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
It has a bulbous head and a long winding tail.
S09 • E04 [narrator] A series of mismatched structures - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
[narrator] A series of mismatched structures
S09 • E04 Big buildings, either machine shops - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:19
Big buildings, either machine shops
S09 • E09 In 1991 Fort Belgica was restored - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:24
In 1991 Fort Belgica was restored
S09 • E04 And below ground, the puzzle continues. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:04
And below ground, the puzzle continues.
S09 • E04 [Sascha] It could be a railway tunnel, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
[Sascha] It could be a railway tunnel,
S09 • E04 [narrator] A small box could be the key - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
[narrator] A small box could be the key
S09 • E09 [Sascha] The ruins at Fort Nassau and Belgica - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:15
[Sascha] The ruins at Fort Nassau and Belgica
S09 • E04 [Sascha] There's what looks like an old oven. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
[Sascha] There's what looks like an old oven.
S09 • E04 [narrator] The answer could solve a mystery - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
[narrator] The answer could solve a mystery
S09 • E09 [Rob] These were state funded trading organizations. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[Rob] These were state funded trading organizations.
S09 • E04 Somewhere near this site - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:08
Somewhere near this site
S09 • E04 [narrator] The economic and strategic value of Manila, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
[narrator] The economic and strategic value of Manila,
S09 • E09 [narrator] In the former Soviet republic of Belarus, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[narrator] In the former Soviet republic of Belarus,
S09 • E04 [Sascha] The Americans built banks - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
[Sascha] The Americans built banks
S09 • E09 [Sascha] It's actually very hard to make sense of this complex - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[Sascha] It's actually very hard to make sense of this ...
S09 • E04 [Armando] The economy of the Philippines then was very good. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:19
[Armando] The economy of the Philippines then was very good.