Kważi erba’ xhur ta’ ġlied li ddeċidew min jikontrolla l-Mediterran ċentrali.
The siege day by day
18 MayOttoman fleet arrives with 30,000 troops
23 JuneFort St Elmo falls after 31 days; defenders nearly annihilated
1–31 JulyContinuous assaults on Birgu and Senglea
1–6 AugustAssaults intensify; defender casualties mount
7 SeptemberRelief force lands from Sicily
8 SeptemberOttomans withdraw; siege lifted (Victory Day)
Kważi erba’ xhur ta’ gwerra fl-1565 ddeċidew min kontrolla l-Mediterran ċentrali u kk confermaw lil Malta bħala fortizza Ewropea, mhux possediment Ottoman. L-Assedju l-Kbir għadu wieħed mill-aktar avvenimenti militari drammatiċi fl-istorja.
L-assedju kif pinġieh Matteo Pérez d'Aleccio, li ħadem f'Malta ftit wara l-1565. Dominju pubbliku
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Malta Resists: The (Great) Siege of Malta 1565
SandRhoman History
Explains the opening of the siege, the attack on Fort St Elmo, and the role of the Knights, the Maltese militia and other defenders.
Ara fuq YouTube ↗Aktar vidjows
- Fortresses at War, Episode 3: The Great Siege of Malta ↗ · Free Documentary - HistoryCovers the Ottoman invasion, the Knights' fortifications and the defence of Malta.
- The Great Siege of Malta: Ottoman Turks vs. Knights of St. John ↗ · Real Crusades HistoryA dedicated documentary about the siege and its military consequences.
- Great Siege of Malta 1565: Ottoman Wars Documentary ↗ · Kings and GeneralsPlaces the siege within the wider history of Ottoman expansion and Mediterranean warfare.
- The Knights of St. John: Jean de Valette and the Epic Siege of Malta ↗ · Heroes and Legends Documentary ChannelA documentary focused on Jean de Valette, the Knights Hospitaller and the Ottoman siege of 1565.
- The Great Siege of Malta (trailer) ↗ · Journeyman PicturesTrailer for a docudrama filmed on the Maltese locations associated with the siege.
Dawn il-vidjows jinsabu fuq YouTube. Xejn ma jitgħabba minn YouTube sakemm ma tagħfasx “Ixgħel”. Il-vidjows huma bl-Ingliż.
Photo: Txllxt TxllxT, CC BY-SA 4.0. All photo credits