Sliema Batteries (Q20050748)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Sliema Batteries (Maltese: Batteriji ta' Tas-Sliema) were a series of artillery batteries in Sliema, Malta, that were built by Maltese insurgents during the French blockade of 1798–1800. They were the first in a chain of batteries, redoubts and entrenchments encircling the French positions in Marsamxett and the Grand Harbour.

Summary from Język polski / Polish Wikipedia (plwiki)

Baterie Sliema (malt. Batteriji ta’ Tas-Sliema, ang. Sliema Batteries) – ciąg baterii artyleryjskich w Sliemie na Malcie, zbudowanych przez powstańców maltańskich podczas blokady Francuzów w latach 1798–1800. Były one pierwszymi w łańcuchu baterii, redut i umocnień (entrenchments), okrążających francuskie pozycje w Marsamxett i Grand Harbour.

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