22 September 1520
Invasion of Rhodes
Death of Selim I the Grim, while preparing for an expedition agasinst Rhodes
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Rhodes in Turkey. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Death of Selim I the Grim, while preparing for an expedition agasinst Rhodes
Suleyman I the Magnificent captures Rhodes. Suleyman I the Magnificent drives the Order of St John out Rhodes
Lands on Rhodes with a Turkish army including 100,000 men
Begins the siege of Rhodes
Suleyman I the Magnificent captures Rhodes
Begins negotiations after heavy losses on both sides
Peace negotiations break down & the siege continues
Breaks into the city of Rhodes
Resumes negotiations
The Turks lose 50,000. Captured after a 6 month siege, once the base of the knights of St John
The Turks lose 50,000. Captured after a 6 month siege, once the base of the knights of St John
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