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Żejtun Batteries

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The Żejtun Batteries (Batteriji taż-Żejtun) were a series of artillery batteries in Żejtun, Malta, built by Maltese insurgents during the French blockade of 1798–1800. [1]

11 relations: Artillery battery, Żejtun, Cannon, Grand Harbour, Limestone, Malta, Maltese people, Marsamxett Harbour, Marsaskala, Michele Cachia, Siege of Malta (1798–1800).

Artillery battery

In military organizations, an artillery battery is a unit of artillery, mortars, rocket artillery, multiple rocket launchers, surface to surface missiles, ballistic missiles, cruise missiles etc, so grouped to facilitate better battlefield communication and command and control, as well as to provide dispersion for its constituent gunnery crews and their systems.

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Żejtun

Żejtun (Iż-Żejtun) is a city in the South Eastern Region of Malta, with a population of 11,508 in March 2014.

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Cannon

A cannon (plural: cannon or cannons) is a type of gun classified as artillery that launches a projectile using propellant.

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Grand Harbour

The Grand Harbour (il-Port il-Kbir), also known as the Port of Valletta, is a natural harbour on the island of Malta.

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Limestone

Limestone is a sedimentary rock, composed mainly of skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, forams and molluscs.

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Malta

Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta), is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.

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Maltese people

The Maltese (Maltin) are an ethnic group indigenous to Malta, and identified with the Maltese language.

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Marsamxett Harbour

Marsamxett Harbour, historically also referred to as Marsamuscetto, is a natural harbour on the island of Malta.

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Marsaskala

Marsaskala (M'Skala, Wied il-Għajn), sometimes spelt Marsascala (M'Scala), is a sea-side village in the South Eastern Region of Malta that has grown around the small harbour at the head of Marsaskala Bay, a long narrow inlet also known as Marsaskala Creek.

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Michele Cachia

Michele Cachia (Mikiel Cachia, 30 September 1760 – 24 January 1839) was a Maltese architect and military engineer.

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Siege of Malta (1798–1800)

The Siege of Malta, also known as the Siege of Valletta or the French Blockade (L-Imblokk tal-Franċiżi), was a two-year siege and blockade of the French garrison in Valletta and the Three Cities, the largest settlements and main port on the Mediterranean island of Malta, between 1798 and 1800.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Żejtun_Batteries

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