Għargħar Battery
| Għargħar Battery | |
|---|---|
Batterija tal-Għargħar | |
| Part of the French blockade batteries | |
| San Ġwann, Malta | |
Watercolour of Għargħar Battery overlooking Manoel Island and Valletta | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Artillery battery |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 35°54′25.6″N 14°28′52.3″E / 35.907111°N 14.481194°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1798 |
| Built by | Maltese insurgents |
| In use | 1798–1800 |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Fate | Demolished |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Malta (1798–1800) |
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Għargħar Battery (Maltese: Batterija tal-Għargħar), also known as Ta' Ittuila Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' Ittuila) and Ta' Xindi Battery (Maltese: Batterija ta' Xindi), was an artillery battery in present-day San Ġwann, Malta, built by Maltese insurgents during the French blockade of 1798–1800. It was part of a chain of batteries, redoubts and entrenchments encircling the French positions in Marsamxett Harbour and the Grand Harbour.