Siege

The Great Siege of Malta

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  • Period: Mar 2, 1530 to Mar 2, 1565

    Siege of Malta

  • Oct 26, 1530

    Arrival of the Hospitaller Knights

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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