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Great Siege of Malta
  • 1565
  • Ottoman–Habsburg Wars

Great Siege of Malta

Ottoman Empire's invasion of Malta in 1565

Photo: Mattia Perez d'Aleccio · Commons · Public domain · Cropped & Resized

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The Great Siege of Malta 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.

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Image: Mattia Perez d'Aleccio, Public domain · Text from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0