List of wars involving Malta

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

Medieval period (before 1530) Dates Name of Conflict Belligerents Outcome Allies Enemies870Siege of Melitepart of the Arab–Byzantine warsByzantine EmpireAghlabidsAghlabid victory1053–1054Siege of Medinapart of the Arab–Byzantine warsArabsByzantine EmpireArab victory1091Norman invasion of Maltapart of the Norman conquest of southern ItalyArabsNorman County of SicilyNorman victory1283Battle of Maltapart of the War of the Sicilian Vespers Aragonese Kingdom of Sicily Angevin Kingdom of SicilyAragonese victory1429Siege of Malta Maltese civilians Hafsid KingdomMaltese victory

Order of Saint John (1530–1798) Dates Name of Conflict Belligerents Outcome Allies Enemies1535Conquest of Tunispart of the Spanish–Ottoman wars, the Ottoman–Habsburg wars and the Ottoman–Portuguese conflictsSpanish Empire Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sicily

Holy Roman Empire County of Flanders

Kingdom of PortugalPapal StatesRepublic of Genoa Knights of MaltaOttoman EmpireHabsburg and allied victory Muley Hassan of the Hafsid dynasty restored as client ruler of Tunis and Spanish-Imperial tributary.History of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey Ezel Kural Shaw1538Battle of Prevezapart of the Third Ottoman–Venetian WarHoly League Ottoman EmpireOttoman victory1541Expedition against Algierspart of the Spanish–Ottoman wars and the Ottoman–Habsburg wars Empire of Charles V:

Spain Naples Sicily Order of Saint JohnKingdom of KukuBerber Government: The Kabyle Polity in Pre-colonial Algeria, p191 Regency of AlgiersAlgerian victory1551Invasion of Gozopart of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars Hospitaller Malta Ottoman EmpireOttoman victory1551Siege of Tripolipart of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars and the Italian War of 1551–1559 Hospitaller Tripoli Ottoman EmpireOttoman victory Establishment of Ottoman Tripolitania1560Battle of Djerbapart of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars Order of Saint JohnOttoman victory1565Great Siege of Maltapart of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars Order of Saint JohnKingdom of Spain Kingdom of SicilyAllied victory1571Battle of Lepantopart of the Ottoman–Habsburg and Ottoman–Venetian Wars Holy League:

Spanish Empire (with Naples and Sicily)

Grand Duchy of Tuscany

Duchy of Urbino Order of Saint JohnAllied Victory1586Battle of Pantelleriapart of the Anglo-Spanish War Spanish Empire Order of Saint John Kingdom of EnglandEnglish victory1614Raid of Żejtunpart of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars Order of Saint JohnMaltese victory1645–1669War of Candiapart of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars Order of Saint John ManiotsOttoman victory1684–1699Morean Warpart of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars Order of Saint John Knights of St. Stephen Himariotes Maniots Greek rebelsAllied victory1714–1718War of Corfupart of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars Austria Order of Saint John HimariotesAllied victory1784Bombardment of Algierspart of the Spanish–Algerian War Regency of AlgiersAlgerian victory1798French invasion of Maltapart of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798 Hospitaller MaltaFrench victory French occupation of Malta

French occupation (1798–1800) Dates Name of Conflict Belligerents Outcome Allies Enemies1798–1800Siege of Maltapart of the War of the Second Coalition Maltese insurgentsAllied victory Establishment of the Malta Protectorate

British protectorate and colony (1800–1964) Dates Name of Conflict Belligerents Outcome Allies Enemies1940–1942Siege of Maltapart of the Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of the Second World War Malta

Naval support: Greece Poland NorwayAllied victory

Republic of Malta (1964–present) Dates Name of Conflict Belligerents Outcome Allies Enemies2008–presentOperation Atalantapart of the counter-piracy efforts off the Horn of AfricaSomali piratesOngoing

References

See also History of Malta