Tas-Samra Battery | |
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Batterija tas-Samra | |
Part of the French blockade batteries | |
Ħamrun, Malta | |
Coordinates | 35°53′6.5″N 14°29′16.4″E / 35.885139°N 14.487889°E |
Type | Artillery battery |
Site history | |
Built | 1798 |
Built by | Maltese insurgents |
In use | 1798–1800 |
Materials | Limestone |
Fate | Demolished |
Battles/wars | Siege of Malta (1798–1800) |
Garrison information | |
Past commanders | Francesco Saverio Caruana (overall commander) Angelo Cilia (direct commander) |
Garrison | Żebbuġ 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.