Amin sent troops against the mutineers, some of whom had fled across the Tanzanian border. The remaining nine mutineers, six Tahitian men and eleven Tahitian women, then sailed eastward. The four regiments involved were disbanded and 1,200 of the mutineers were executed. Forty-nine of the 50 "mutineers" were imprisoned in the camp's brig. Most resident Pitcairn Islanders are descendants of the "Bounty" mutineers and Tahitians (or other Polynesians). Cornelisz and several of the major mutineers had both hands chopped off before being hanged. Sources vary on the number of mutineers killed after the revolt was suppressed. Magellan subsequently launched a counteroffensive against the mutineers aboard the "Victoria". Of the pardoned mutineers, Heywood and Morrison returned to naval duty. The other suspected mutineers were also captured. Peter nevertheless acted ruthlessly towards the mutineers. Those suspected of directly supporting the mutineers were arrested and executed. The remaining mutineers were taken to Batavia for trial. Paramount hired Clavell to write a film about the Bounty mutineers. For a while, the mutineers and Tahitians existed peaceably.