On This Day September 11

The Great Siege of Malta took place in 1565 when the Ottoman Empire tried to invade the island. The Knights of Malta, led by Frenchman Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Order, with approximately 2,000 foot soldiers and 400 Maltese men, women and children, withstood the siege.  On September 11, 1565 the Ottoman forces retreated ending the Great Siege of Malta. The victory was one of the most celebrated events in sixteenth-century Europe.

Lifting of the Siege of Malta by Charles-Philippe Larivière

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