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Ottoman Siege of Tripoli

Type Event Region Africa Time 1551

In August 1551, the Ottoman navy under Dragut and Piyale Pasha besieged and captured Tripoli, expelling the Knights of St.…

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  1. 1551Gulf of Tripoli · LibyaSuleiman I ordered the expedition; Dragut and Piyale Pasha led Ottoman and North African vassal fleets toward Tripoli, aiming to remove the Knights' key North African stronghold.
  2. 1551Tripoli · LibyaOttoman artillery bombarded the Knights' fortress; about 700 defenders under commander Gaspare de Vallauris resisted for several days before the city fell, with most killed or captured, and the Knights' North African outpost lost.

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