Atlas of Battles

country, 17 engagements

Battles in Malta

17 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Malta: 6 battles, 6 sieges, 3 naval actions and 2 campaigns between 218 BC and 1942. The wars with most engagements here: Ottoman–Habsburg Wars (3), French Revolutionary Wars (3), World War II (3), Second Punic War (1).

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Capture of MaltaSiege of MeliteSiege of MedinaNorman invasion of MaltaSiege of MaltaRaid on MostaBattle of the Malta ConvoyAction of 31 March 1800Operation PortcullisBattle of MaltaInvasion of GozoSiege of MaltaRaid on ŻejtunFrench invasion of MaltaSiege of MaltaSiege of MaltaBattle of Grand HarbourBattle of MaltaInvasion of GozoSiege of MaltaRaid on ŻejtunCataniaSiracusaRagusa200 km36.034N, 14.430E
17 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by century

301 BC: 1 engagementsAD 800: 1 engagements1000: 2 engagements1200: 1 engagements1400: 1 engagements1500: 3 engagements3 in 15001600: 1 engagements1700: 2 engagements1800: 2 engagements1900: 3 engagements3 in 1900301 BC1900
17 dated engagements, one bar per century, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 9 with pages

Contested ground 1

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
218 BCCapture of MaltaMaltaSecond Punic War
AD 870Siege of MeliteMeliteMuslim conquest of Sicily
1053Siege of MedinaMdinaArab–Byzantine wars
1091Norman invasion of MaltaMaltaNorman conquest of Sicily
8 July 1283Battle of MaltaGrand HarbourWar of the Sicilian Vespers
August 1429Siege of MaltaMdina
1526Raid on MostaMosta
1551Invasion of GozoGozoOttoman–Habsburg Wars
18 May 1565Siege of MaltaGrand HarbourOttoman–Habsburg Wars
1614Raid on ŻejtunSouthern RegionOttoman–Habsburg Wars
1798French invasion of MaltaGozoWar of the Second Coalition
2 September 1798Siege of MaltaVallettaFrench Revolutionary Wars
18 February 1800Battle of the Malta ConvoyMediterranean SeaFrench Revolutionary Wars
31 March 1800Action of 31 March 1800Malta ChannelFrench Revolutionary Wars
11 June 1940Siege of MaltaCrown Colony of MaltaWorld War II
1941Battle of Grand HarbourMaltaWorld War II
1942Operation PortcullisMediterranean SeaWorld War II

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.