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    The Great Siege of Malta (Maltese: L-Assedju l-Kbir) occurred in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire attempted to conquer the island of Malta, then held by the...
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    Jean Parisot de Valette (category Knights of Malta)
    Ottomans at the Great Siege of Malta in 1565, sometimes regarded as one of the greatest sieges of all time. The foundation stone of Valletta was laid...
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  • The 1570 Siege of Malta, written in the immediate aftermath of the events by the Cretan writer Antonios Achelis, is a classic of Cretan Greek literature...
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  • Toni Bajada (category Maltese military personnel)
    Bajada was a Maltese spy for the Knights of Saint John during the Great Siege of Malta. He was born in Naxxar. The most famous of the Maltese spies, Bajada...
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    an Ottoman attempt to take Malta in 1565 failed. Following the 1565 siege, the Order decided to settle permanently in Malta and began to construct a new...
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    role as the Order's headquarters during the Great Siege of Malta of 1565. A major reconstruction to designs of Carlos de Grunenbergh took place in the 1690s...
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    The siege of Malta of 1429 was an attempt by Hafsid Tunisia to take over the island of Malta, then part of the Kingdom of Sicily. The invaders were repelled...
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    Scorched earth (category Aftermath of war)
    May, and the Great Siege of Malta began. The Ottomans managed to capture one fort but were eventually defeated by the Knights, the Maltese militia and...
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  • Tripoli (1551) Battle of Djerba Great Siege of Malta Battle of Lepanto Raid on Żejtun War of Candia Morean War War of Corfu This disambiguation page lists...
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    URL PDF] "Knights, Memory, and the Siege of 1565: An Exhibition on the 450th Anniversary of the Great Siege of Malta". calameo.com. Marlowe, Christopher...
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