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crews. A well was also located near the farm building. A large barrack building or magazine with its roof covered by a layer of soil was located at the rear of the platform. A small bastion was built next to the barracks, and this was connected to the lower parapet by a rubble wall entrenchment. The lower parapet had at least five embrasures. The battery also had two sentry rooms, which had flagpoles flying the
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Tal-Borg
Battery consisted of a paved gun platform, with an upper and lower parapet. The upper parapet was seven courses high and had five embrasures. The west side of the upper parapet was flanked by a partially demolished farm building, which served as a protective shelter for the garrison and gun
345:, damaging many houses within the cities. On 15 September 1799, three gunners at Tal-Borg were killed by French bombardment. On 23 February 1800, the battery fired across the harbour, hitting a ferry boat that was discharging passengers at
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Like the other French blockade fortifications, Tal-Borg
Battery was dismantled, possibly sometime after 1814. No traces of the battery can be seen today, and its site is now occupied by the
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The upper platform was armed with five iron guns, two 6-inch mortars and a carronade. The lower platform was armed with two guns, while another gun was located near the battery's entrance.
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386:"Maltese 'siege' batteries of the blockade 1798–1800"
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291:Tal-Borg Battery was located north of
63:Reconstruction of Tal-Borg Battery by
1231:Saint Lucian Entrenchment and Redoubt
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69:Fortifications Interpretation Centre
275:encircling the French positions in
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16:Former artillery battery in Malta
1481:Vernacular architecture in Malta
1313:Claude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois
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669:St. Mary's Battery (Marsalforn)
334:and had a garrison of 230 men.
1054:Mediterranean campaign of 1798
712:Wignacourt Tower & Battery
678:St. Thomas Tower & Battery
655:St. Lucian Tower & Battery
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271:of 1798–1800. It was part of
1491:1798 establishments in Malta
1486:Limestone buildings in Malta
1323:Jean de Bosredon de Ransijat
1318:Michel-Louis-Étienne Regnaud
1276:Żabbar Batteries and Redoubt
1105:National Congress Battalions
511:Delimara Tower & Battery
1496:18th-century fortifications
664:St. Mary's Battery (Comino)
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1476:French occupation of Malta
1110:Battle of the Malta Convoy
1023:French occupation of Malta
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189:Siege of Malta (1798–1800)
1354:Francesco Saverio Caruana
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612:Qawra Tower & Battery
478:Aħrax Tower & Battery
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38:French blockade batteries
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1196:Capuchin Convent Battery
1080:Commission of Government
1059:French invasion of Malta
744:Capuchin Convent Battery
1115:Action of 31 March 1800
109:35.872139°N 14.511444°E
82:Map of Tal-Borg Battery
901:Night Practice Battery
297:Santa Margherita Lines
252:
1236:Saint Peter's Battery
645:St. Anthony's Battery
617:Qolla l-Bajda Battery
1256:Ta' Għemmuna Battery
934:Sliema Point Battery
924:San Giovanni Battery
886:Della Grazie Battery
816:Ta' Għemmuna Battery
315:and the flag of the
114:35.872139; 14.511444
1328:Sylvain de Bosredon
1211:Jesuit Hill Battery
1201:Corradino Batteries
1120:La Nazione Gozitana
789:St. Peter's Battery
771:Jesuit Hill Battery
753:Corradino Batteries
631:Ramla Right Battery
603:Qalet Marku Battery
402:on 26 November 2016
354:Pace Grasso Stadium
301:series of batteries
105: /
1430:Malta Protectorate
929:St. Paul's Battery
622:Ramla Left Battery
468:Sovereign Military
303:), as well as the
253:Batterija tal-Borg
65:Stephen C. Spiteri
29:Batterija tal-Borg
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798:San Rocco Battery
734:National Congress
707:Wied Musa Battery
529:Elminiech Battery
506:De Guiral Battery
317:Kingdom of Sicily
257:artillery battery
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1349:Emmanuele Vitale
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1281:Żejtun Batteries
1271:Windmill Redoubt
1261:Tal-Borg Battery
1251:Sliema Batteries
1206:Għargħar Battery
1157:Porte des Bombes
1147:Saluting Battery
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185:Battles/wars
135:Site history
100:14°30′41.2″E
97:35°52′19.7″N
36:Part of the
28:
1400:Henry Pigot
1168:Fort Manoel
570:Low Battery
313:Blue Ensign
287:Description
216:Blue ensign
159:In use
112: /
88:Coordinates
1450:Categories
1178:Fort Tigné
1068:Occupation
1037:Background
736:Battalions
360:References
277:Marsamxett
180:Demolished
154:insurgents
1423:Aftermath
449:Batteries
255:) was an
171:Limestone
167:Materials
162:1798–1800
1308:Napoleon
1143:Valletta
406:30 March
339:Cospicua
279:and the
233:Flag of
1461:Tarxien
1378:British
1342:Maltese
1187:Maltese
1075:Reforms
343:Senglea
326:History
293:Tarxien
261:Tarxien
249:Maltese
152:Maltese
67:at the
46:Tarxien
1301:French
1136:French
235:Sicily
1221:Mdina
453:Malta
400:(PDF)
389:(PDF)
347:Birgu
265:Malta
259:near
140:Built
50:Malta
408:2015
341:and
177:Fate
143:1798
125:Type
451:in
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368:^
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319:.
283:.
263:,
251::
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