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    The French occupation of Malta lasted from 1798 to 1800. It was established when the Order of Saint John surrendered to Napoleon Bonaparte following the...
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    capitulation of the Order. The invasion therefore ended the 268-year-long Hospitaller rule in Malta, and it resulted in the French occupation of Malta. A few...
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    the French Revolution in 1792. In 1798, French forces under Napoleon invaded Malta and expelled the Order, resulting in the French occupation of Malta. The...
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    engineers of the order were French. French was the official language of the Maltese islands during the brief French occupation of Malta (1798–1800). Maltese is...
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    the four islands were sold to the French West India Company. In 1798, Napoleon led the French occupation of Malta. Napoleon demanded from Grand Master...
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    Malta Protectorate (Italian: Protettorato di Malta, Maltese: Protettorat ta' Malta) was the political term for Malta when it was de jure part of the Kingdom...
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    after the French First Republic invaded the islands in 1798, marking the beginning of the French occupation of Malta. After a few months of French rule, the...
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    reportedly used by Maltese insurgents during a rebellion against French occupation in September 1798. The flag of the Knights of Malta, a white cross on...
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    in Malta alongside the scudo. These included Spanish dollars, Venetian lira, Louis d'or and other currencies. During the French occupation of Malta in...
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    The university was replaced by the École Centrale during the French occupation of Malta from 1798 to 1800, but was once again reopened by the British...
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