Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Defence is a Duty as Well as a Right


Engagements of the Knights of Malta, when men were brave and understood their duty. From Wiki

The Crusades
Siege of Ascalon (1153)
Battle of Arsuf (1191)
Siege of Acre (1291)
Siege of Rhodes (1480)
Siege of Rhodes (1522)
Battle of Preveza (1538)
Siege of Tripoli (1551)
Siege of Malta (1565)
Battle of Lepanto (1571)
Barbary Pirates (1607)
Other service in European navies.