Siege of Rhodes

When

1480

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

36.17° N, 28.00° E

Description

1480

1480 attempted capture of a Knights Hospitaller garrison by the Ottomans

The Siege of Rhodes of 1480 was the first and failed attempt by the Ottoman Empire to seize the island stronghold of the Knights of Rhodes from Rhodes, despite about 70,000 troops, they successfully defended the island.

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• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The Siege of Rhodes begins as the Ottoman Turk invading force begins its invasion”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “II. Mehmed, Rodos Şövalyeleri'nden Rodos'u ele geçirme girişiminde başarısız oldu”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die erste Belagerung von Rhodos durch das Osmanische Reich beginnt”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Les Ottomans échouent dans leur siège de Rhodes, défendue par Pierre d'Aubusson”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “осада Родоса войсками Османской империи”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page