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Knights of Justice: The Siege of Malta, 1565
Knights of Justice: The Siege of Malta, 1565
by 3W (World Wide Wargames) (1986)
Player Count
2

Player Ages
12+

Playing Time
2 hours
Categories
  • Wargame
  • Renaissance
  • Designers
  • Colin Bruce
  • Mechanisms
  • Hex-and-Counter
  • Simulation
  • Dice Rolling
  • Grid Movement
  • Ratio / Combat Results Table
  • Artists
  • Ann Fuller
  • Family
  • Magazine: Wargamer
  • Country: Malta
  • History: Classical Age of the Ottoman Empire
  • Player Count: Two Player Only Games
  • Theme: Siege
  • Rating: 0/10 from 0 users

    Description

    In May 1565, an Ottoman expedition between 26,000 and 39,000 men strong landed on Malta. Grand Master Jean Parisot de la Valette (GM 1557-1568) had a force of 592 knights, to which several thousand arms-bearing men drawn from the Maltese population were also added. The Ottomans quickly defeated the Maltese militia, became master of the countryside and laid siege to the fortress, which was stubbornly defended by the Knights Hospitallers. After four months of siege, the knights, in a desperate fight over St. Elmo Fort and its natural harbor, inflicted heavy casualties (according to reports, 7,000 dead) on the Ottoman forces. Following the landing of 6,000 - 8,000 reinforcements from Sicily, the Knights again defeated the Ottomans, which embarked and left.

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