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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/46725| Title: | Maltese regiments : early events in Maltese military history |
| Authors: | Samut Tagliaferro, Alfred |
| Keywords: | Malta -- History, Military -- 16th century Malta -- History -- Siege, 1565 Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 |
| Issue Date: | 1978 |
| Publisher: | Midsea Books Ltd. |
| Citation: | Samut Tagliaferro, A. (1978). Maltese regiments: early events in Maltese military history. Heritage: an Encyclopedia of Maltese Culture and Civilization, 12, 231-234. |
| Abstract: | The appearance ofSolyman's fleet before Malta on the morning of 18 May 1565, heralded the long expected invasion of our Islands. Opposing that force of about 190 galleys, with on board some 20,000 men (later augmented by Dragut's force) were approximately 500 knights, 6000 Maltese and 2500 other soldiers of various nationalities. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/46725 |
| Appears in Collections: | Melitensia Works - ERCWHMlt |
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