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Siege Of Malta Greeting Card featuring the painting The Mdina Ruse by Ray Agius

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The Mdina Ruse Greeting Card

Ray Agius

by Ray Agius

$4.20

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Our greeting cards are 5" x 7" in size and are produced on digital offset printers using 100 lb. paper stock. Each card is coated with a UV protectant on the outside surface which produces a semi-gloss finish. The inside of each card has a matte white finish and can be customized with your own message up to 500 characters in length. Each card comes with a white envelope for mailing or gift giving.

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The Mdina Ruse

Two-and-a-half long months into the Siege, the Turks suffered a humiliating defeat, primarily due to a surprise attack on their camp at Marsa. A small but highly effective cavalry of Knights from Mdina lead the attack. It fooled the Turks into believing that a large relief force had arrived from Sicily and they retreated in panic.

Mustapha Pasha�s anger and frustration on learning that a mere handful of men had robbed him of what earlier had seemed a likely victory, compelled him to avenge this embarrassment. The next morning, Wednesday, August 8, a large contingent of Turkish troops headed to Mdina, to take the fortress and destroy the cavalry.

According to scouting reports the old walled city was poorly defended, so the Turks presumed it would fall without much trouble. They were so confident of victory, they did not bring along a single siege cannon.

The Turkish troops began the long climb toward the hilltop city, but as soo...

About Ray Agius

Ray Agius

I am first and foremost a Gemini. My feet are placed precariously in several camps and constantly and easily cross over many boundaries. My working life spanned 3 decades and embraced 3 continents. Some of my time was spent in the British Royal Navy and much of it in the International Automotive Industry. 
 An Engineer and Designer is automatically a keen observer of life and human nature and from that I take much inspiration for my art. I do not call myself just an artist but rather a purveyor, documenter and expositor of life, from which my art bleeds and sometimes gushes forth! 
My skills and qualifications have been honed over decades, influenced by both current and long dead artists., Some of those with whom I...

 

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