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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 Knights Hospitaller. The siege lasted nearly four months, from 18 May to 8 September 1565.
The siege of Malta, also known as the siege of Valletta or the French blockade (Maltese: L-Imblokk tal-Franċiżi), was a two-year siege and blockade of the French garrison in Valletta and the Three Cities, the largest settlements and main port on the Mediterranean island of Malta, between 1798 and 1800.
The siege of Malta in World War II was a military campaign in the Mediterranean theatre.From June 1940 to November 1942, the fight for the control of the strategically important island of the British Crown Colony of Malta pitted the air and naval forces of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany against the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Navy.
Victory Day (or Otto settembre) is a public holiday celebrated in Malta on 8 September [1] and recalls the end of three historical sieges made on the Maltese archipelago, namely: the Great Siege of Malta by the Ottoman Empire ending in 1565; the Siege of Valletta by the French Blockade ending in 1800; and, the Siege of Malta during the Second World War by the Axis forces ending in 1943.
Siege of Malta may refer to: Siege of Malta (1429), a siege by the Moors; Siege of Malta (1565), a siege by the Ottoman Empire against the Knights Hospitaller The Siege of Malta, an 1832 novel by Sir Walter Scott; Siege of Malta, a 1570 heroic poem about the siege by Antonios Achelis; Siege of Malta (1798–1800), a siege by the British and ...
Siege of Melite part of the Arab–Byzantine wars: Byzantine Empire: Aghlabids: Aghlabid victory 1053–1054 Siege of Medina part of the Arab–Byzantine wars: Arabs Byzantine Empire: Arab victory 1091 Norman invasion of Malta part of the Norman conquest of southern Italy: Arabs Norman County of Sicily: Norman victory 1283 Battle of Malta
Malta George Cross Memorial. The Malta George Cross Memorial, also known as the Maltese Memorial, is a war memorial in London. It was erected to commemorate the Siege of Malta in the Second World War, which led to the island's being collectively awarded the George Cross in April 1942.
This event led Suleiman the Magnificent to mobilize the great force that landed on Malta on 18 May 1565 to begin the Great Siege of Malta. During the siege itself, Romegas played a prominent part, leading several thousand knights and soldiers in the defense of the Great Harbor. When the siege ended, he immediately returned to raiding Muslim ...