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Identifier: gri_33125008050011 (find matches)
Title: Military and religious life in the Middle Ages and at the period of the Renaissance
Year: 1870 (1870s)
Authors: Jacob, P. L., 1806-1884
Subjects: Middle Ages Civilization, Medieval Civilization, Renaissance Costume Military art and science Christian life
Publisher: London : Bickers & Son
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute

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rand master to resume negotiations. Achmet, Solimansminister, who knew how impatiently his master desired the end of the war,obtained at last the surrender of Rhodes on terms so honourable and soadvantageous to its defenders, that they spoke volumes for the esteem withwhich the conquered had inspired their conquerors. The knights, to thenumber of four thousand, abandoned the island under the guidance of their i8o MILITARY ORDERS. grand master, Yilliers; after touching at Candia and Sicily, they finallysettled at Malta, which was ceded to them by Charles V., and which becamethe definitive residence of the order. This was in 1530. Thirty-five years later, at the end of Soliman II.s reign, the Turks oncemore attacked the order under the pretext of avenging the capture of agalliot laden with costly merchandise, the property of the sultana ; andMustapha, Pasha of Buda, a brave officer, the general of the Ottoman army,landed on the island on the 18th of May, 1565. After a few skirmishes the
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Fig. 143.—Barracks of the Knights of Ehodes. State of the Ruins in 1828.—From Monuments of Rhodes. Turks made a fierce attack on Fort St. Elmo, and captured it in spite ofthe brave defence of the Knights of Malta (the new title of the members ofthe Order of St-John of Jerusalem)—a defence which lasted twenty-fourdays, and cost the lives of four thousand of the assailants, amongst themthat of the famous pirate Dragut, the vice-sultan of Tripoli. The fort ofSt. Michael, and the suburb of that name, were reduced to ashes by the fireof the enemy ; and it was only the invincible courage of the grand master,Jean de la Valette, and of a small number of his knights, all to the last manprepared to die for their faith—even after more than two thousand of themhad already perished—that still enabled Malta to hold out. MILITARY ORDERS. Fortunately, Don Garcias de Toledo, the viceroy of Sicily, came withsixty galleys to their assistance. During the four months of the siege theTurkish forc

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