Tas-Samra Battery

Tas-Samra Battery
Batterija tas-Samra
Part of the French blockade batteries
Ħamrun, Malta
Reconstruction of Tas-Samra Battery by Stephen C. Spiteri at the Fortifications Interpretation Centre
Map of Tas-Samra Battery
Coordinates35°53′6.5″N 14°29′16.4″E / 35.885139°N 14.487889°E / 35.885139; 14.487889
TypeArtillery battery
Site history
Built1798
Built byMaltese insurgents
In use1798–1800
MaterialsLimestone
FateDemolished
Battles/warsSiege of Malta (1798–1800)
Garrison information
Past
commanders
Francesco Saverio Caruana (overall commander)
Angelo Cilia (direct commander)
GarrisonŻebbuġ Battalion
Siġġiewi Battalion
Naxxar Battalion
Royal Navy sailors
HM Marine Forces

Tas-Samra Battery (Maltese: Batterija tas-Samra) was an artillery battery in Ħamrun, Malta, built by Maltese insurgents during the French blockade of 1798–1800. It was part of a chain of batteries, redoubts and entrenchments encircling the French positions in Marsamxett and the Grand Harbour.