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The siege of Malta, also known as the siege of Valletta or the French blockade (Maltese: L-Imblokk tal-Franċiżi), was a two-year siege and blockade of the French garrison in Valletta and the Three Cities, the largest settlements and main port on the Mediterranean island of Malta, between 1798 and 1800. Malta had been captured by a French ...
The Żabbar Batteries and Redoubt (Maltese: Batteriji u Ridott ta' Ħaż-Żabbar) were a series of artillery batteries and a redoubt in Żabbar, Malta, built by Maltese insurgents during the French blockade of 1798–1800.
Siege of Malta (1798–1800) Capuchin Convent Battery ( Maltese : Batterija tal-Kunvent tal-Kapuċċini ), also known as Kalkara Battery ( Maltese : Batterija tal-Kalkara ), [ 1 ] was an artillery battery in Kalkara , Malta , built by Maltese insurgents during the French blockade of 1798–1800.
The French invasion of Malta (Maltese: Invażjoni Franċiża ta' Malta, French: Débarquement Français à Malte) was the successful invasion of the islands of Malta and Gozo, then ruled by the Order of St. John, by the French First Republic led by Napoleon Bonaparte in June 1798 as part of the Mediterranean campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars.
On 19 May 1798, a French fleet sailed from Toulon, escorting an expeditionary force of over 30,000 men under General Napoleon Bonaparte.The force was destined for Egypt, Bonaparte seeking to expand French influence in Asia and force Britain to make peace in the French Revolutionary Wars, which had begun in 1792.
The Journal de Malte was Malta's first newspaper, and it was published between July and September 1798 during the French occupation of Malta.Written in French and Italian, a total of ten issues of the newspaper are believed to have been published, although only seven seem to still survive today and it is unclear if the other three are lost or if they were ever actually published at all.
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Siege of Malta (1798–1800) Jesuit Hill Battery ( Maltese : Batterija tal-Għolja tal-Ġiżwiti ), also known as Jesuit Battery or Point Cortin Battery , was an artillery battery in Marsa , Malta , built by Maltese insurgents during the French blockade of 1798–1800 .