Atlas of Battles

contested ground, 13 engagements

Malta: contested ground

The ground around Malta was fought over 13 times between 218 BC and 1942: 3 battles, 6 sieges, 2 naval actions and 2 campaigns, in 8 different wars. All 13 recorded sites lie within a few kilometres of one another.

Capture of MaltaSiege of MeliteSiege of MedinaBattle of MaltaSiege of MaltaRaid on MostaFrench invasion of MaltaSiege of MaltaBattle of the Malta ConvoySiege of MaltaBattle of Grand HarbourOperation PortcullisSiege of MaltaSiege of MaltaSiracusaRagusa200 km35.893N, 14.468E
13 engagements within a few kilometres, coloured by era; the ringed mark is the most widely documented.

In time order

Capture of Malta, 218 BCSiege of Melite, AD 870Siege of Medina, 1053Battle of Malta, 1283Siege of Malta, 1429Raid on Mosta, 1526Siege of Malta, 1565French invasion of Malta, 1798Siege of Malta, 1798Battle of the Malta Convoy, 1800Siege of Malta, 1940Battle of Grand Harbour, 1941Operation Portcullis, 1942218 BC1942
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
218 BCCapture of MaltaMaltaSecond Punic War
AD 870Siege of MeliteMeliteMuslim conquest of Sicily
1053Siege of MedinaMdinaArab–Byzantine wars
8 July 1283Battle of MaltaGrand HarbourWar of the Sicilian Vespers
August 1429Siege of MaltaMdina
1526Raid on MostaMosta
18 May 1565Siege of MaltaGrand HarbourOttoman–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
11 June 1940Siege of MaltaCrown Colony of MaltaWorld War II
1941Battle of Grand HarbourMaltaWorld War II
1942Operation PortcullisMediterranean SeaWorld War II

Contested ground is computed: recorded sites within six kilometres of one another, three or more engagements, in more than one war or across more than fifty years. Coordinates are those recorded in Wikidata and can be approximate.