Għargħar Battery
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Għargħar Battery (Maltese: Batterija tal-Għargħar), also known as Ta' Ittuila Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' Ittuila) and Ta' Xindi Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' Xindi), was an artillery battery in present-day San Ġwann, 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 Harbour and the Grand Harbour.
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Għargħar Battery | |
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Batterija tal-Għargħar | |
Part of the French blockade batteries | |
San Ġwann, Malta | |
Coordinates | 35°54′25.6″N 14°28′52.3″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) |
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