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    The fortifications of Messina were a series of defensive walls and other fortifications which surrounded the city of Messina, Sicily. The first walls were...
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  • under London Fortifications of Kotor, Montenegro Fortifications of Mdina, Malta Fortifications of Messina, Sicily, Italy Fortifications of Metz, France...
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    from Constantinople at Messina. He dismantles the fortifications of Messina and transfers his booty to Palermo. July 10 – Battle of Zamora: In Al-Andalus...
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    abandoned hilltop fortress in Messina, Sicily built by Juan de Vega, Viceroy of Sicily around the middle of the 16th Century as part of a defensive project ordered...
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    Salvatore, Messina, Sicily Castello Matagrifone, Messina, Sicily Fortifications of Palermo, Sicily Fortifications of Catania, Sicily Castello di Milazzo, Milazzo...
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  • Fermana Matera Melfi Messina – see Fortifications of Messina Mignano Monte Lungo – the Porta Fratte town gate is the only remain of the medieval town walls...
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  • from Constantinople at Messina. He dismantles the fortifications of Messina and transfers his booty to Palermo. July 10 – Battle of Zamora: In Al-Andalus...
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    was a fort in Messina, Sicily. The Cittadella was built between 1680 and 1686 by the Spanish Empire, and it was considered to be one of the most important...
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    Forte Gonzaga (category Buildings and structures in Messina)
    1540s, the fortifications of Messina were being modernized due to fears of the expanding Ottoman Empire. Forte Gonzaga was built on the hill of Montepiselli...
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    dispatched several expeditions of troops between 1806 and 1815 and built strong fortifications around Messina. The Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily were officially...
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    Forte del Santissimo Salvatore (category Buildings and structures in Messina)
    action during the War of the Sicilian Vespers in 1282. In the 1540s, the fortifications of Messina were being modernized due to fears of the expanding Ottoman...
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    Antonio Falzon (category Year of birth unknown)
    the fortifications of Messina. Falzon probably traveled to the Holy Roman Empire after Ferramolino left Sicily for the Republic of Ragusa in 1537–38....
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    The siege of Messina during the Sicilian Revolution of 1848 was the final moment in a series of events that, from January to September of that year, pitted...
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    Division "Folgore". The regiment was tasked with maintaining and manning fortifications of the Alpine Wall on the border with Yugoslavia. In 1975 the regiment...
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    at the port of Messina. He then appeared on the coasts of Tuscany, but retreated after seeing the fleet of Andrea Doria and the Knights of St John off...
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    of watchtowers and other fortifications around the coasts of Sicily. Camillani was born in Florence sometime in the 16th century. He was the son of the...
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    stadtholder Frederick Henry of Orange, its fortifications were considerably expanded until 1645. Its location on both banks of the Meuse made the town extremely...
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    Francesco Maurolico (category Academic staff of the University of Messina)
    Francesco was born in Messina with the surname of Marulì, although the surname is sometimes reported as "Mauroli". He was one of seven sons of Antonio Marulì...
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    War II the two regiments of the Brigade "Emilia" were reformed by the regimental depots of the 18th Infantry Division "Messina": the 119th Infantry Regiment...
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    Lipari (redirect from Abbey of Lipari)
    Tyrrhenian Sea off the northern coast of Sicily, Southern Italy; it is administratively part of the Metropolitan City of Messina. Its population is 12,821, but...
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    Carlos de Grunenbergh (category Year of birth missing)
    (1671-1690s) Ligny Tower, Trapani, Sicily (1671) Fortifications of Siracusa, Sicily (1673 onwards) Real Cittadella, Messina, Sicily (1680-1686) Carafa Enceinte in...
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    Obice da 280 (category World War I artillery of Italy)
    designs of guns made for the Italians by Sir W.G. Armstrong". The Japanese version played an important role in the destruction of the fortifications and sinking...
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  • background of these events, see Ancient Rome and History of the Byzantine Empire. Following tradition, this timeline marks the deposition of Romulus Augustulus...
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    area of the Strait of Messina for the recovery efforts after the 1908 Messina earthquake. For its service the regiment was awarded a Silver Medal of Merit...
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    Martello tower (category Coastal fortifications)
    tower Scottish Broch Lists: List of castles List of fortifications List of forts Bass-junk was a type of cable made of grass. The Oxford English Dictionary...
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    Cefalù (category Municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Palermo)
    City of Palermo, located on the Tyrrhenian coast of Sicily about 70 km (43 mi) east of the provincial capital and 185 km (115 mi) west of Messina. The...
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    Michiel de Ruyter (category Admirals of the navy of the Dutch Republic)
    and returned to Europe. In July 1674, the Messina revolt broke against Spanish rule and the people of Messina asked for French protection. A small French...
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    after a period of consolidation of their position in southern Italy under the capable Catepan Basil Boioannes. A large force landed in Messina in 1025, but...
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    Pyrrhic War (category Wars involving city-states of Magna Graecia)
    city of Messana (Messina) made an alliance with the Carthaginians and joined them in trying to prevent Pyrrhus from crossing the Strait of Messina. Therefore...
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    Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam (category Grand masters of the Knights Hospitaller)
    successively Messina, Viterbo and finally Nice (1527–1529). In 1530 de L'Isle-Adam obtained the islands of Malta and Gozo and the North African port city of Tripoli...
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