Siege of Rhodes (1444)

Siege of Rhodes
A 1450 map of the eastern Mediterranean.
Date 10 August – 18 September 1444 Location Rhodes Result Knights Hospitaller victory
Belligerents
Mamluk Sultanate	Knights Hospitaller
Commanders and leaders
Aynal Gecut	Jean de Lastic
Strength
85 ships

The siege of Rhodes was a military engagement involving the Knights Hospitaller and Mamluk Sultanate. The Mamluk fleet landed on the island of Rhodes on 10 August 1444, besieging its citadel. Clashes took place on the western walls of the city and at the Mandraki harbor. On 18 September 1444, the Mamluks departed from the island and lifted the siege.