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The Grand Siege of Malta 1565 – Part 4

9th January 2020 Blown Periphery 3335 Comments

Senglea and Birgu On the day St Elmo fell La Valette received news that a relief force had landed in the north of the island. Under pressure from the Order, the Viceroy had sent two [more…]

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The Grand Siege of Malta 1565 – Part 3

20th December 2019 Blown Periphery 1788 Comments

The Attack on Fort St Elmo The Grand Master assumed that the Turks would continue to attack the forts of St Angelo and St Michael, but two Christian renegades who had become Muslims to save [more…]

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The Grand Siege of Malta 1565 – Part 2

13th December 2019 Blown Periphery 4894 Comments

The Opposing Forces – The Muslims The army of Suliman the Magnificent was an impressive force that was both hated and feared throughout Europe. Unusually for the time the infantry were the elite, the Janissaries [more…]

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The Grand Siege of Malta 1565 – Part 1

5th December 2019 Blown Periphery 3505 Comments

Malta, a small bastion on the southern flank of Europe, was the island fortress of the Knights Hospitaller and in 1565 it was besieged by the huge Turkish army of Emperor Suliman. The Turkish forces [more…]

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