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Raid of Żejtun
The Raid of Żejtun (Maltese: ''L-Aħħar Ħbit'' – The Last Attack) took place on 6 July 1614, and was an attempt by the Ottoman Empire to wreak havoc on the island of Malta, centred on the town of Żejtun. It was the last unsuccessful attempt to conquer Malta by the Ottomans. The raiders were beaten back to their ships by the Order's cavalry and by the inhabitants of the south-eastern towns and villages.
==Attack==
A considerable Turkish force of sixty galleys under the command of Khalil Pasha〔E.J. Brill First Encyclopaedia of Islam, 1913-1936, Volume 4 page 889〕 laid anchor at St Thomas Bay in Marsascala. The Turks pillaged Żejtun, damaging the church of St Gregory's, then referred to as the parish church of St Catherine's, and the surrounding villages. The attack continued until the Turkish pirates were forced back to their ships by the Knight's cavalry and militia.
The attack is described in a commemorative plaque engraved close to the main altar of St Gregory's, which states that:
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