The Knight Who Built a City on His Own Battlefield
In 1565 Jean de Valette, ageing Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, held Malta against the Ottomans for four months, then built a city on the battlefield.
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In 1565 Jean de Valette, ageing Grand Master of the Knights Hospitaller, held Malta against the Ottomans for four months, then built a city on the battlefield.
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