meanwhile, additional unopposed landings took place at kalavarda and malona bay, both about thirty miles south of rhodes. on may 7, the "wali" of rhodes was captured with over 100 other turkish officials by the italian destroyer "ostro". the turks were trying to flee the islands, but instead ended up going to taranto on may 11 as prisoners. lieutenant general ameglio took the offensive again on may 15 against the enemy forces around psithos. with the landings at kalavarda and malona bay completed ameglio and his main force were able to surround the turkish position on three sides while the battleship "ammiraglio di saint bon" bombarded troop concentrations from the fourth. after a nine-hour battle the ottomans were defeated and the battle for rhodes came to an end when the turkish commanders surrendered the next day on may 16. eighty-three turks were killed at psithos, twenty-six were wounded and 983 surrendered. the remaining 10,000 militiamen returned to their homes. four italians were reported to have been killed in the final engagement and twenty-six men were wounded. after 390 years of muslim rule, rhodes was once again controlled by christian forces.