| 词条 | Ta' Għemmuna Battery |
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| name = Ta' Għemmuna Battery | native_name = Batterija ta' Għemmuna | partof = the French blockade batteries | location = St. Julian's, Malta | image = | caption = | type = Artillery battery | coordinates = {{coord|35|55|34.98|N|14|29|41.1|E|type:landmark_region:MT|display=inline}} | built = 1799 | used = 1799–1800 | builder = Maltese insurgents | materials = Limestone | fate = Demolished | battles = Siege of Malta (1798–1800) | past commanders = }} Ta' Għemmuna Battery ({{lang-mt|Batterija ta' Għemmuna}}) was an artillery battery in St. Julian's, Malta, that was built by Maltese insurgents during the French blockade of 1798–1800. The battery was located at Dragonara Point, in front of the Hospitaller entrenchments at Spinola. The battery had a large parapet with nine embrasures and a magazine. It was armed with seven guns, which had been taken from St. Mary's Tower and St. Paul's Bay. The battery was built by Vincenzo Borg in February 1799, after a French force of around 30 ships was sighted close to the Maltese coast. The battery was built to prevent a French relief force from landing at St. Julian's Bay and St. George's Bay, therefore protecting other insurgent positions from the rear.[1] The battery had a hexagonal parapet design which was designed by Francesco Sammut on payment by Borg. A rough sketch of the battery by Sammut still exists and was retrieved by Architect Andre Zammit.[2] The battery still existed in 1811,[3] but it was eventually demolished. Its site is now occupied by the Dragonara Palace, which was built in 1870 and is now a casino.[4] References1. ^{{cite journal|last1=Spiteri|first1=Stephen C.|title=Maltese ‘siege’ batteries of the blockade 1798–1800|journal=Arx – Online Journal of Military Architecture and Fortification|date=May 2008|issue=6|page=43|url=http://www.militaryarchitecture.com/images/stories/Arx/arx6-2008.pdf|accessdate=30 March 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6hBuv3cHQ?url=http://www.militaryarchitecture.com/images/stories/Arx/arx6-2008.pdf|archivedate=1 May 2016|df=}} {{Batteries in Malta}}{{French occupation of Malta}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Ta' Ghemmuna Battery}}2. ^{{cite book|last=Zammit|first=Andre|date=2013|title=I Forgot !|url=http://www.bdlbooks.com/biographies-and-memoires/4493-i-forgot.html|publisher=Books Distributers Limited|pages=106–107|isbn=9789995733933}} 3. ^{{cite book|title=The Appeals of the Nobility and People of Malta to the Justice, Public Faith, and Policy of the British Government, for the Fulfillment of the Conditions Upon which They Gave Up Their Island to the King, Namely Their Ancient Rights Under a Free Constitution|date=1811|publisher=R. Lloyd|location=London|page=32|url=https://books.google.com.mt/books?id=YitFAAAAYAAJ&pg=RA1-PA32&lpg=RA1-PA32#v=onepage&q&f=false}} 4. ^{{cite web|title=Dragonara Palace|url=http://thepalace.dragonaracasino.com/index.php/the-casino/palace-history/|website=thepalace.dragonaracasino.com|accessdate=31 March 2015|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221230059/http://thepalace.dragonaracasino.com/index.php/the-casino/palace-history/|archivedate=21 February 2015|df=}} 9 : Batteries in Malta|St. Julian's|Military installations established in 1799|Demolished buildings and structures in Malta|French occupation of Malta|Vernacular architecture in Malta|Limestone buildings in Malta|1799 establishments in Malta|18th-century fortifications |
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