Malta, Britain, and the European powers, 1793-1815
By: Desmond Gregory.
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Madison; London; Cranbury, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
Subjects: Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Malta -- Influence.; Malta -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Malta.; Malta -- Dependency on foreign countries.; Malta -- Economic conditions.
Description: This book describes how the island of Malta became a protectorate of the British Crown during the wars against Napoleon after the failures of the Knights of Saint John, republican France, the Two Sicilies, and finally imperial Russia to fill the role of its best defender. Author Desmond Gregory also explains why most, though not all, Maltese people welcomed the protection of Britain, the supreme naval power in the Mediterranean after the battle of Aboukir Bay.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 336-344) and index.