Tas-Samra Battery
| Tas-Samra Battery | |
|---|---|
Batterija tas-Samra | |
| Part of the French blockade batteries | |
| Ħamrun, Malta | |
Reconstruction of Tas-Samra Battery by Stephen C. Spiteri at the Fortifications Interpretation Centre | |
| Site information | |
| Type | Artillery battery |
| Location | |
| Map of Tas-Samra Battery | |
| Coordinates | 35°53′6.5″N 14°29′16.4″E / 35.885139°N 14.487889°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1798 |
| Built by | Maltese insurgents |
| In use | 1798–1800 |
| Materials | Limestone |
| Fate | Demolished |
| Battles/wars | Siege of Malta (1798–1800) |
| Garrison information | |
| Past commanders | Francesco Saverio Caruana (overall commander) Angelo Cilia (direct commander) |
| Garrison | Żebbuġ Battalion Siġġiewi Battalion Naxxar Battalion Royal Navy sailors HM Marine Forces |
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Tas-Samra Battery (Maltese: Batterija tas-Samra) was an artillery battery in Ħamrun, 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 and the Grand Harbour.