HMS Wager Shipwreck | Episode 4 | Perish or Pull

After the HMS Wager's castaways fixed the Longboat, the Speedwell, the question was in which direction to take herShould they go north and carry out the mission against the Spaniards with Captain David Cheap, or head South and try to get home to England via the Strait of Magellan with Gunner John Bulkeley?  On March 13, 1741, 81 people embarked on three boats and sailed for the Strait of Magellan.*Support the Channel*Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/u83314446Paypal https://defraggedhistory.com/support/Buy me a Coffee https://buymeacoffee.com/defraggedhcFree Newsletter Subscription: Substack https://substack.com/@defraggedhistory 🎥 Full Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5kdplBvGykXSqQaBrMnrv_HnvMeLTL7xEpisode 1 - The Most Mad Seas:  https://youtu.be/i3bRsdIkpxMEpisode 2 - Mission Control: https://youtu.be/SjEi5dPWJIkEpisode 3 - Run to the Devil: https://youtu.be/bZLVvXv5J74Episode 4 - Perish or Pull: https://youtu.be/72Hine-UuWsEpisode 5 - Unfortunate Adventures: https://youtu.be/DKuw7E_lN8MEpisode 6 - The Ghost of Wager Island: TBA *SOURCES AND INFO*🌐 Website: https://defraggedhistory.com/📖 Sources: https://defraggedhistory.com/bibliography-the-wager/🎶 Music: https://defraggedhistory.com/hms-wager-the-music/All music is licensed through Epidemic Sound.  *SOCIALS*X/Twitter: https://x.com/DefraggedHInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/defraggedhistory/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/defraggedhistory/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@defraggedhistoryBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/defraggedhistory.bsky.social *CHAPTERS*00:00:00 Intro00:01:16 01. Ripped00:03:21 02. Mutineers' Mutiny00:05:50 03. No Looking Back00:09:18 04. Death Before Our Eyes00:10:56 05. A New Day00:12:06 06. Cut Losses00:15:22 07. But Why?00:16:41 08. No Relief00:19:20 09. Port of God's Mercy00:23:36 10. Grotesque Metamophosis00:28:19 11. Heaven Sent Death00:31:11 12. Strait Up00:34:01 13. With All My Heart00:37:13 14. Feeding Frenzy00:48:36 15. On All Oars00:40:12 16. Greatest Act of Cruelty00:45:05 17. Tres Montes00:47:34 18. So Close and Yet So Far00:50:44 19. Die All Together00:53:17 20. Day of Deliverance#thewager #shipwrecks