ɪndˈɪdʒənəs sˈoʊldʒɚz ɪspˈɛʃəli "kˈæɹɪb" ænd ˈæɹɐwˌæk wɜː kɹˈuːʃəl tə ðə dˈʌtʃ ˈɛfɚt tə ɹᵻtˈeɪk bˈɜːbɪs, æz ðɛɹ skˈaʊɾɪŋ ænd hɚɹˈæsɪŋ ʌv ɹˈɛbəl tɹˈuːps ɪnðɪ ɪntˈɪɹiɚ pɹɪvˈɛntᵻd ðə fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən ʌv mɚɹˈuːn kəmjˈuːnᵻɾiz sˈɪmɪlɚ tə ðoʊz ɪn sˌʊɹɹɪnˈæm.
Indigenous soldiers (especially "Carib" and Arawak) were crucial to the Dutch effort to retake Berbice, as their scouting and harassing of rebel troops in the interior prevented the formation of Maroon communities similar to those in Suriname.