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(New page: ==Events== ===July=== *July 3: The Turks begin the invasion of Cyprus at Larnaca. *July 27: The siege of Nicosia by the Turks begins. ===September=== *September 9: ...) |
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*[[July 27]]: The siege of [[Nicosia]] by the Turks begins. | *[[July 27]]: The siege of [[Nicosia]] by the Turks begins. | ||
===September=== | ===September=== | ||
| − | *[[September 9]]: [[Nicosia]] falls to the Turks in an orgy of slaughter. | + | *[[September 9]]: [[Nicosia]] falls to the Turks in an orgy of slaughter. Roughly 20,000 of its inhabitants were put to the sword. |
*[[September 14]]: [[Kerynia]] surrenders to the Turks. | *[[September 14]]: [[Kerynia]] surrenders to the Turks. | ||
*[[September 16]]: The siege of [[Famagusta]] by the Turks begins. | *[[September 16]]: The siege of [[Famagusta]] by the Turks begins. | ||
Latest revision as of 19:23, January 26, 2009
Events
July
- July 3: The Turks begin the invasion of Cyprus at Larnaca.
- July 27: The siege of Nicosia by the Turks begins.
September
- September 9: Nicosia falls to the Turks in an orgy of slaughter. Roughly 20,000 of its inhabitants were put to the sword.
- September 14: Kerynia surrenders to the Turks.
- September 16: The siege of Famagusta by the Turks begins.