The first day of November 1942 started with a scramble at 12.05pm by four Spitfires of No. 1435 Squadron to investigate a raid which did not materialise.
We are welcome to argue about many issues, but that the most catastrophic event ever to hit Malta since recorded history was World War II should be beyond debate. World War I had only grazed Malta marginally, leaving minor casualties, but, overall, its financial impact on the island had almost been benevolent. The boom of […]
April 12, 1919: a secret telegram was sent to the Governor of Malta, Field Marshal Lord Methuen, by the Colonial Secretary Lord Milner, stating that: “HMS Marlborough due at Constantinople today is proceeding to Malta arriving probably on Tuesday to land the following persons who are on board: Empress Marie, the dukes Nicholas and Peter, […]
In 1798, French army officer Napoleon Bonaparte (later Napoleon I) seized the island, but the French occupation was brief. By mid-1800, British troops, summoned to aid the Maltese, had arrived. The French resisted for three months before surrendering the island to the British. The Treaty of Amiens in 1802 returned the island to the Knights. […]
En 1798, Napoléon Bonaparte (plus tard Napoléon Ier) s’empara de l’île, mais l’occupation française fut de courte durée. À la mi-1800, les troupes britanniques, appelées en renfort par les Maltais, arrivèrent. Les Français résistèrent pendant trois mois avant de céder l’île aux Britanniques. Le Traité d’Amiens de 1802 rendit l’île aux Chevaliers. Cependant, les Maltais […]
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