Siege of Rhodes

When

6 Jul 1522 – 1 Jan 1523

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

36.17° N, 28.00° E

Description

second and ultimately successful attempt by the Ottoman Empire to expel the Knights of Rhodes from their island stronghold

Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe

The siege of Rhodes of 1522 was the second and ultimately successful attempt by the Ottoman Empire to expel the Knights of Rhodes from their island stronghold and thereby secure Ottoman control of the Eastern Mediterranean. The first siege in 1480 had been unsuccessful. Despite very strong defenses, the walls were demolished over the course of six months by Turkish artillery and mines.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Ottoman Sultan Suleiman I begins his siege to expel the Knights of St. John in Rhodes”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Turkish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Rodos'un Osmanlı donanmasınca fethi gerçekleşti”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Die Belagerung von Rhodos durch das Osmanische Reich endet nach einem halben Jahr mit der Einnahme der Insel durch Sultan Süleyman I. Die Ritter des…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “осада и захват турками острова Родос”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page