French occupation of Malta

Date: June 12, 1798 • Location: Ħal Lija, Malta

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1798–1800.

Following the successful French invasion of Malta, the Knights Hospitaller surrendered Malta to Napoleon, initiating two years of occupation.

The French First Republic, led by Napoleon Bonaparte, successfully invaded the islands of Malta and Gozo, then ruled by the Knights Hospitaller, in June 1798 as part of the Mediterranean campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars.