Capuchin Convent Battery
Capuchin Convent Battery ( mt, Batterija tal-Kunvent tal-Kapuċċini), also known as Kalkara Battery ( mt, Batterija tal-Kalkara), was an artillery battery in Kalkara, Malta, built by Maltese insurgents during the Siege of Malta (1798–1800), French blockade of 1798–1800. It was part of Fortifications of Malta#French occupation (1798–1800), a chain of batteries, redoubts and entrenchments encircling the French positions in Marsamxett Harbour, Marsamxett and the Grand Harbour. Capuchin Convent Battery was built overlooking Kalkara Creek. The battery was located adjacent to a Capuchin convent which had been built between 1736 and 1743. The convent sheltered it from bombardment from the nearby Cottonera Lines and the Fortifications of Birgu, Post of Castile. It was medium-sized, and it blocked a country lane which led towards the creek. Its armament is not known. The battery was possibly built by Alexander Ball. Construction started in January 1799, and was completed within a ...
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Fortifications Of Malta
The fortifications of Malta consist of a number of walled cities, citadels, forts, Watchtower, towers, Artillery battery, batteries, redoubts, Entrenchment (fortification), entrenchments and Pillbox (military), pillboxes. The fortifications were built over thousands of years, from around 1450 BC to the mid-20th century, and they are a result of the Malta, Maltese islands' strategic position and natural harbours, which have made them very desirable for various powers. The earliest known fortifications in Malta are defensive walls built around Bronze Age settlements. The Phoenicians, Roman Empire, Romans and Byzantine Empire, Byzantines built a number of defensive walls around important settlements, but very little remains of these survive today. By the late medieval period, the main fortifications on Malta were the capital Mdina, the Cittadella (Gozo), Cittadella on Gozo, the Fort St. Angelo, Castrum Maris and a few coastal towers or lookout posts. The fortifications of Malta w ...
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