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From Fort St. Nicholas and the Bastion of France, the Hospitallers counterattack, and with crossbowmen and gunners, they cause the sinking of the Turkish vessels that had approached one morning for a sortie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rhodes. 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