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Originally Posted by Mynydd
Or did you mean the Battle of Lepanto which dispelled the threat of the Ottoman hegemony in the Mediterranean? Or the many fights against the Berberiscs, included the capture of Tunis?
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Dispelled the threat of Ottoman Hegemony in the Mediterranean? Dear fellow, the Ottomans remained a threat until the middle of the 18th century. It was only after 1748 that the fear of an Ottoman invasion subsided in Malta.
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Originally Posted by Mynydd
If you have a little decency left you should withdraw those infamous and ungrateful words which are proper of the most ignoble and lowest life form.
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Withdraw? haha... La Vallette had asked for reinforcements from Spain months before the siege started but only received a handful of men and a lot of promises until the fighting was almost over. The fresh troops simply mopped up what was left of the Turks.
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Originally Posted by Mynydd
The one accusation of betrayal by a Grand Master of the Order was against Napoleon, the man that you revere, for violating the neutrality of the island and usurping the power of the Grand Master. The behaviour of the Napoleonic troops was such that the Maltese rebelled against the occupation. But you are typically of those who revere their invaders.
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The neutrality of the island was only undersigned by the French monarchy which was no longer in power in 1798, the Republic never undersigned any agreement which sustained such a status. Therefore, power was not usurped but earned by right of conquest. By the way, the troops were not Napoleonic, but Republican... tsk tsk
To conclude, yes, I am a Bonapartist and proud to be one. There is no reason why I cannot be a Maltese patriot and an admirer of Napoleon Bonaparte and France. Europe rejected the ideas of the Revolution and Napoleonic France for many decades but in the end they were accepted as it was clear that they were paving the way for a better future.
If from a few posts you believe that you can understand who I am and what I fight for then it shows that you have a lot to learn.