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6) Acquisition of Malta - navy
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- 1What year did Britain acquire Malta?1815.
- 2Who captured Matla?Napoleon.
- 3How did the local population respond to the French garrison?The local population rebelled against the French garrison, and asked Britain for help.
- 4What year did Nelson blockade Valetta, the capital?1799.
- 5What year did the French surrender?1800.
- 6When did the port become a major naval base?When the Suez Canal opened, 1869, placing it on Britain's main seaway to India.
- 7Despite it only really being useful after the opening of the Suez Canal, Malta also, arguably, provided Britain with a position of dominance concerning what?Concerning the Anglo-French rivalry.
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- A level History (Britain ) Flashcards on 6) Acquisition of Malta - navy, created by Lauren Le Prevost on 28/05/2017.
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