List of wars involving Malta

This article is a list of wars and battles involving Malta.

Medieval period (before 1530)

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Dates Name of Conflict Belligerents Outcome
Allies Enemies
870 Siege of Melite
part of the Arab–Byzantine wars
Byzantine Empire Aghlabids Aghlabid victory
1053–1054 Siege of Medina
part of the Arab–Byzantine wars
Arabs Byzantine Empire Arab victory
1091 Norman invasion of Malta
part of the Norman conquest of southern Italy
Arabs Norman County of Sicily Norman victory
1283 Battle of Malta
part of the War of the Sicilian Vespers
  Aragonese Kingdom of Sicily   Angevin Kingdom of Sicily Aragonese victory
1429 Siege of Malta   Kingdom of Sicily
  Maltese civilians
  Hafsid Kingdom Maltese victory

Order of Saint John (1530–1798)

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Dates Name of Conflict Belligerents Outcome
Allies Enemies
1535 Conquest of Tunis
part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
  Empire of Charles V:

  Republic of Genoa
  Kingdom of Portugal
  Papal States
  Order of Saint John

  Ottoman Empire Allied victory
1538 Battle of Preveza
part of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars
Holy League:
  Republic of Venice
  Spain
  Papal States
  Republic of Genoa
  Order of Saint John
  Ottoman Empire Ottoman victory
1541 Expedition against Algiers
part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
  Empire of Charles V:

  Republic of Genoa
  Papal States
  Order of Saint John

  Regency of Algiers Ottoman victory
1551 Invasion of Gozo and Siege of Tripoli
part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
  Order of Saint John   Ottoman Empire Ottoman victory
1560 Battle of Djerba
part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
  Republic of Genoa
  Republic of Venice
  Spain
  Papal States
  Duchy of Savoy
  Order of Saint John
  Ottoman Empire Ottoman victory
1565 Great Siege of Malta
part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
  Order of Saint John
 Kingdom of Spain
  Kingdom of Sicily
  Ottoman Empire Allied victory
1571 Battle of Lepanto
part of the Ottoman–Habsburg and Ottoman–Venetian Wars
  Holy League:   Ottoman Empire Allied Victory
1586 Battle of Pantelleria
part of the Anglo-Spanish War
  Spanish Empire
  Order of Saint John
  Kingdom of England English victory
1614 Raid of Żejtun
part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
  Order of Saint John   Ottoman Empire Maltese victory
1645–1669 War of Candia
part of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars
  Republic of Venice
  Order of Saint John
  Papal States
  France
  Maniots
  Ottoman Empire Ottoman victory
1684–1699 Morean War
part of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars
  Republic of Venice
  Order of Saint John
  Duchy of Savoy
  Papal States
  Knights of St. Stephen
  Himariotes
  Maniots
  Greek rebels
  Ottoman Empire Allied victory
1714–1718 War of Corfu
part of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars
  Republic of Venice
  Austria
  Portugal
  Order of Saint John
  Papal States
  Spain
  Himariotes
  Ottoman Empire Allied victory
1784 Bombardment of Algiers
part of the Spanish-Barbary Conflicts
  Spain
  Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
  Order of Saint John
  Portugal
  Regency of Algiers Allied victory
1798 French invasion of Malta
part of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798
  Order of Saint John   French Republic French victory

French occupation (1798–1800)

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Dates Name of Conflict Belligerents Outcome
Allies Enemies
1798–1800 Siege of Malta
part of the War of the Second Coalition
  Maltese insurgents
  Kingdom of Great Britain
  Kingdom of Portugal
  Kingdom of Naples
  French Republic Allied victory

British protectorate and colony (1800–1964)

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Dates Name of Conflict Belligerents Outcome
Allies Enemies
1940–1942 Siege of Malta
part of World War II
  United Kingdom
  Malta
  Australia
  Canada
  New Zealand
  Union of South Africa
  Southern Rhodesia
Supported by:
  Free France
  Greece
  Poland
  Norway
  United States
  Italy
  Germany
Allied Victory

Republic of Malta (1964–present)

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Dates Name of Conflict Belligerents Outcome
Allies Enemies
2008–present Operation Atalanta
part of Piracy in Somalia
  European Union Somali pirates Ongoing

See also

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