siege, medieval
Siege of Rhodes
Siege of Rhodes was a siege conducted on 18 September 1444 at Rhodes, in what is now Greece. The recorded result: Knights Hospitaller victory.
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Record
| Date | 18 September 1444 to 18 September 1444 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Rhodes, Greece 36.167N, 28.000E | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
| Strength | 85 ships | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Rhodes 1522, same recorded site
- Siege of Rhodes 1480, same recorded site
- Siege of Rhodes 305 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Rhodes 88 BC, same recorded site
- Siege of Lindos 490 BC, 12 km SE
Contested ground: this site was fought over 5 times between 305 BC and 1522.
Elsewhere in 1444
- Battle of Varna Bulgaria
- Battle of Torvioll Albania
- Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs Switzerland
- Battle of Kunovica Republic of Serbia
- Massacre of Greifensee Switzerland
Siege of Rhodes is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q48790246, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Rhodes (1444), revision 1382961502, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.