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Ottoman Arrival
- When
- 23 May 1480
- Where
- Gulf of Trianda
Ottoman fleet and army arrive before Rhodes in May 1480.
On 23 May 1480, an Ottoman fleet of 160 ships appeared in the gulf of Trianda. They were accompanied by an army of 70,000 men under the command of Mesih Pasha, marking the start of the siege.
Sources
- Siege of Rhodes (1480) Wikipedia
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