The Siege of Rhodes of 1480 was the first and failed attempt by the Ottoman Empire to seize the island stronghold of the Knights of Rhodes from Rhodes, despite about 70,000 troops, they successfully defended the island. == Attack == On 23 May 1480, an Ottoman fleet of 160 ships appeared before Rhodes, at the gulf of Trianda, along with an army of 70,000 men under the command of Mesih Pasha.
The Siege of Rhodes of 1480 was the first and failed attempt by the Ottoman Empire to seize the island stronghold of the Knights of Rhodes from Rhodes, despite about 70,000 troops, they successfully defended the island. == Attack == On 23 May 1480, an Ottoman fleet of 160 ships appeared before Rhodes, at the gulf of Trianda, along with an army of 70,000 men under the command of Mesih Pasha.
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