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Period: Mar 2, 1530 to Mar 2, 1565
Siege of Malta
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Oct 26, 1530
Arrival of the Hospitaller Knights
The date when the Knights of Hospitaller arrived in Malta, and since then became known as "The Knights of Malta". -
Mar 2, 1551
First siege of Malta
The first siege of Malta took place in 1551 and was carried out by the Ottoman empire. They brought a force of 10.000 men but eventually moved on and conquered the neighboring Island of Gozo. -
Mar 2, 1560
Battle of Djerba
A skirmish between the united Christian allied forces and the ottoman empire resulted in the destruction of the allied forces, and the Knights of Malta decided to muster for battle -
Jun 2, 1565
Great Siege of Malta aftermath
The Ottoman empire begun the siege of Malta with a strength of 22.000 to 48.000 soldiers and 193 vessels, while Malta had to fend them off with a sheer number of 6.100 soldiers. -
Sep 22, 1565
Aftermath of the Siege
post siege the cassualty number have been calculated using modern warstrategi techniques, and is estimated to be around 10.000 on the ottoman site. There was fired about 132.000 cannonballs from the Ottoman side. After the siege the image of an indestructible Ottoman impire would never the same