1 juin 1798 - Invasion of Malta
Description:
- Angered Tsar Paul of Russia- Alliance of Austria, Russia, Ottoman Empire, Portugal, Several German and Italian states
- New coalition against France
- Grandmaster refused Napoleon's demands that his entire convoy e allowed into the Grand Harbour insisting that Malta's neutrality meant only to ships could enter at a time
- Napoleon ordered an attack
- Many French knights desterted order
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 juin 1798
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 227 ans