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Its capturewould remove a crucialbase of Catholic raiding activity, and transform
it into anadvance position against southern Italy.The port ofBorgo was a tiny
community, despiteits ample,deep- water harbour. When theknights settled there
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Its capturewould remove a crucialbase of Catholic raiding activity, and transform
it into anadvance position against southern Italy.The port ofBorgo was a tiny
community, despiteits ample,deep- water harbour. When theknights settled there
...
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Theline between defensive patrolling and active raiding against Moslem
commerce wasso nebulous thattheyshould be considered together. Catholic
retaliation against Moslem ships and coastal towns oftheOttoman Empire was
also vigorous.
Theline between defensive patrolling and active raiding against Moslem
commerce wasso nebulous thattheyshould be considered together. Catholic
retaliation against Moslem ships and coastal towns oftheOttoman Empire was
also vigorous.
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The raiding bythe flotilla increased in scale too, with mixed results at first.
Theorder lostthree galleys outof fivein asingle dayoffthe Torre di Montechiaroin
1570, where 80 knights were killed or captured.Three galleys fought at Lepanto
the next ...
The raiding bythe flotilla increased in scale too, with mixed results at first.
Theorder lostthree galleys outof fivein asingle dayoffthe Torre di Montechiaroin
1570, where 80 knights were killed or captured.Three galleys fought at Lepanto
the next ...
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Contents
The Forty Years War 1618c59 | |
The Venetian epic 1600c1718 | |
The Spanish | |
Austrian horizons expanding 6Profiles and careers | |
The Piedmontese exception The developmentof the Piedmontese military state | |
TheGreat Powers andItalian demilitarization 1700c1814 | |
Themilitary imagination | |
Index | |
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