French occupation of Malta
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The island of Malta was occupied by France from 1798 to 1800. The Knights Hospitaller surrendered to Napoleon Bonaparte following the French landing in June 1798. In Malta, the French established a co
Plaque on Palazzo Parisio referencing Napoleon's stay there.
The Main Gate of Birgu, which had its coats of arms defaced during the French occupation
The silver gate in St. John's Co-Cathedral was painted black by the Maltese so that the French troops would not realize that it was made of silver and melt it down into bullion.
Malta Protectorate
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Malta Protectorate was the political term for Malta when it was a British protectorate. The protectorate existed between the capitulation of the French forces in Malta in 1800 and the transformation o
Sir Alexander Ball, Civil Commissioner of Malta, 1799–1801 and 1802–1809
1803 cartoon about the evacuation of Malta
The Declaration of Rights of the inhabitants of the Islands of Malta and Gozo, of 1802, at Palazzo Parisio
Aerial view of Lampedusa