Great Siege of Malta (1565): 6,000 Knights Defended Their Island Against 40,000 Ottomans

Описание: 🏰 THE GREATEST SIEGE IN HISTORY

In 1565, Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent sent 40,000 Ottoman soldiers and 200 warships to crush a tiny island defended by just 6,000 men—half of them farmers and fishermen who had never held a sword.

The Knights of St. John, led by 71-year-old Grand Master Jean Parisot de Valette, faced impossible odds. No reinforcements. No escape. Walls that weren't built to withstand modern artillery. Military experts gave them one week.
They held for four months.

This is the complete story of the Great Siege of Malta—from the desperate 31-day defense of Fort St. Elmo, where 1,500 men sacrificed themselves to buy time, to the brutal street fighting in Birgu and Senglea, to the miraculous arrival of Spanish relief forces on September 6th.

⚔️ WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

• Why Malta was the most strategic island in the Mediterranean
• How the Knights of St. John became the Ottoman Empire's greatest enemy
• The tactical genius of Grand Master Valette's impossible defense
• The death of legendary corsair Dragut Reis at the walls of St. Elmo
• Why Mustafa Pasha's 40,000-man army couldn't break 6,000 defenders
• The brutal psychological warfare between both sides
• How the siege changed European history and stopped Ottoman expansion
• The founding of Valletta—the fortress city that still stands today

📜 KEY FIGURES:

• Jean Parisot de Valette - 71-year-old Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller
• Mustafa Pasha - Ottoman commander with 40,000 soldiers
• Dragut Reis - The most feared corsair in the Mediterranean
• Luigi Broglia - Commander of the doomed Fort St. Elmo garrison
• Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent - Ruler of the Ottoman Empire
• Don García de Toledo - Spanish Viceroy who led the relief force

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