| Capuchin Convent Battery | |
|---|---|
Batterija tal-Kunvent tal-Kapuċċini | |
| Part of theFrench blockade batteries | |
| Kalkara,Malta | |
_21.jpg) Reconstruction of Capuchin Convent Battery byStephen C. Spiteri at theFortifications Interpretation Centre | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Artillery battery |
| Location | |
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| Map of Capuchin Convent Battery in relation toSaint Peter's Battery, and the then French-occupiedFort San Salvatore andCottonera Lines | |
| Coordinates | 35°53′10.2″N14°31′59.5″E / 35.886167°N 14.533194°E /35.886167; 14.533194 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1799 |
| Built by | Maltese insurgents orGreat Britain |
| In use | 1799–1800 |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Fate | Demolished |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Malta (1798–1800) |
Capuchin Convent Battery (Maltese:Batterija tal-Kunvent tal-Kapuċċini), also known asKalkara Battery (Maltese:Batterija tal-Kalkara),[1] was anartillery battery inKalkara,Malta, built by Maltese insurgents during theFrench blockade of 1798–1800. It was part ofa chain of batteries, redoubts and entrenchments encircling the French positions inMarsamxett and theGrand Harbour.
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Capuchin Convent Battery was built overlooking Kalkara Creek. The battery was located adjacent to a Capuchin convent which had been built between 1736 and 1743.[2] The convent sheltered it from bombardment from the nearbyCottonera Lines and thePost of Castile. It was medium-sized, and it blocked a country lane which led towards the creek. Its armament is not known.
The battery was possibly built byAlexander Ball. Construction started in January 1799, and was completed within a month.[1]
Like the other French blockade fortifications, the battery was dismantled, possibly sometime after 1814. No traces of the battery can be seen today, but the convent still exists, although it has been modified.[3]
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