Siege of Malta

Siege of Malta

Siege of Malta may refer to:

  • The Siege of Malta (1565), in which the Ottoman Empire failed to dislodge the Knights Hospitaller
    • Siege of Malta, 1570 work of the Cretan writer Antonios Achelis, about the above
  • The Siege of Malta (1798) by the French, an episode of the French Campaign in Egypt and Syria
  • The Siege of Malta (1798–1800), in which a combined British, Maltese, Portuguese and Neapolitan force defeated a French garrison
  • The Siege of Malta (World War II), by the Axis powers, failed to break British control of the island

See also

  • Battle of Malta (8 July 1283)
  • Action on 24 August 1800 (fr) near Malta
  • Battle of the Malta Convoy (1800)

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