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Page 187
... Candia . Twice the French had set out for Candia as if they were going on a crusade , to save the fortress from the unbelievers . They were to fight the Grand Vizier himself . The flower of French knighthood gathered in Candia . The ...
... Candia . Twice the French had set out for Candia as if they were going on a crusade , to save the fortress from the unbelievers . They were to fight the Grand Vizier himself . The flower of French knighthood gathered in Candia . The ...
Page 365
... Candia fell . I felt it like a terrible blow . Later I realized that the entire west had trembled at the terrible news . The great siege of a fortress , second in the history of mankind after the Siege of Troy had come to an end . And ...
... Candia fell . I felt it like a terrible blow . Later I realized that the entire west had trembled at the terrible news . The great siege of a fortress , second in the history of mankind after the Siege of Troy had come to an end . And ...
Page 366
... Candia . Immediately after the gathering , the Papal Captain Rospigliosi withdrew with his men . Morosini had no alternative but to surrender Candia . During the time that the negotiations lasted , Küprüli sent Morosini fruit and ...
... Candia . Immediately after the gathering , the Papal Captain Rospigliosi withdrew with his men . Morosini had no alternative but to surrender Candia . During the time that the negotiations lasted , Küprüli sent Morosini fruit and ...
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