Battle of the Malta Convoy
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The Battle of the Malta Convoy was a naval engagement of the War of the Second Coalition fought on 18 February 1800 as part of the siege of Malta. The French garrison at the city of Valletta in Malta
1886 painting of the battle
Jean-Baptiste Perrée, the French commander at the battle
The action of 31 March 1800, which resulted in Guillaume Tell's capture
Siege of Malta (1798–1800)
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The siege of Malta, also known as the siege of Valletta or the French blockade, was a two-year siege and blockade of the French garrison in Valletta and the Three Cities, the largest settlements and m
Battle of the Malta Convoy
…The Battle of the Malta Convoy was a naval engagement of the War of the Second Coalition fought on 18 February 1800 as part of the siege of Malta. The French garrison at the city of Valletta in Malta had been under siege for eighteen months, blockaded on the landward side by a combined force of…
Watercolour depicting French-occupied Valletta and Manoel Island as seen from Għargħar Battery, a rebel artillery position during the blockade
Canon Francesco Saverio Caruana, one of the Maltese insurgent leaders. He later became Bishop of Malta.
The Portuguese ship Rainha de Portugal saluting Alexander Ball's squadron on October 1798
Casa Leoni, the command base for the Maltese insurgents