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Map of Birgu (top) and Senglea (bottom) during the Great Siege of Malta. The first fortification to be built in Birgu was the Castrum Maris.It is popularly attributed to have been built by the Arabs in around 870, but the earliest references to the castle date back to around the 13th century.
Old map of Constantinople showing the location of the wall (border) of the city (Modern day Fatih) According to tradition, the city was founded as Byzantium by Greek colonists from the Attic town of Megara , led by the eponymous Byzas , around 658 BC. [ 1 ]
Updated map to show current areas of control (will update further to show progression of siege). 23:02, 20 April 2014: 883 × 900 (4.77 MB) MrPenguin20: Update following recent offensives. 21:14, 8 April 2014: 883 × 900 (4.77 MB) MrPenguin20: Changed Dar al-Kabirah to contested. 22:53, 13 February 2014: 883 × 900 (4.77 MB) MrPenguin20
Allen, Bruce Ware, The Great Siege of Malta: The Epic Battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Knights of St. John, Hanover N.H., ForeEdge 2017 ISBN 1512601160. Bradford, Ernle (1961). The Great Siege: Malta 1565. Wordsworth edition 1999. ISBN 1-84022-206-9. Bradford, Ernle, The Sultan's Admiral: The Life of Barbarossa, London, 1968.
The Siege of Malta – Capture of Fort Saint Elmo by Matteo Perez d'Aleccio. During the bombardment of the fort, a cannon misfired and hit the top of its parapet, sending shards in all directions. Debris from the impact killed the gunner and mortally injured the corsair and Ottoman admiral Dragut, one of the most competent of the Ottoman ...
The siege of Amida was a military investment of the Roman fortified frontier city of Amida (modern Diyarbakır, Turkey) by the Sasanian Empire. It took place in AD 359 when the Sasanian army under king Shapur II invaded the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire .
The siege of Trebizond was the successful siege of the city of Trebizond, capital of the Empire of Trebizond, by the Ottomans under Sultan Mehmed II, which ended on 15 August 1461. [1] The siege culminated a lengthy campaign on the Ottoman side, which involved coordinated but independent manoeuvres by a large army and navy.
The Siege of Derry was the first major conflict that occurred during the Williamite War in Ireland. It began when 13 apprentices took the keys for the city's gates and locked them against the advancing forces of the Earl of Antrim who were loyal to James II. [1] [2] As Antrim did not have enough men to lay siege to the city, he retreated to ...