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Evacuation and Fleet Movement
- When
- 13–30 July 1551
- Where
- Tripoli and Gozo
- Part of
- Siege of Tripoli (1551)
Civilians evacuated to Malta while the Ottoman fleet departed Gozo for North Africa.
Following warnings of an Ottoman attack, the Order evacuated women, children, and invalids to Malta by 13 July 1551. The Ottoman fleet, consisting of 145 ships and 10,000 to 12,000 men, left Gozo on 30 July to head towards Tripoli.
Sources
- Siege of Tripoli (1551) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
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