List of wars involving Malta

This article is a list of wars and battles involving Malta.

Medieval period (before 1530)

Dates	Name of Conflict	Belligerents		Outcome
Dates	Name of Conflict	Allies	Enemies	Outcome
870	Siege of Melite part of the Arab–Byzantine wars	Byzantine Empire	Aghlabids	Aghlabid victory
1053–1054	Siege of Medina part of the Arab–Byzantine wars	Arabs	Byzantine Empire	Arab victory
1091	Norman invasion of Malta part of the Norman conquest of southern Italy	Arabs	Norman County of Sicily	Norman victory
1283	Battle of Malta part of the War of the Sicilian Vespers	Aragonese Kingdom of Sicily	Angevin Kingdom of Sicily	Aragonese victory
1429	Siege of Malta	Kingdom of Sicily Maltese civilians	Hafsid Kingdom	Maltese victory

Order of Saint John (1530–1798)

Dates	Name of Conflict	Belligerents		Outcome
Dates	Name of Conflict	Allies	Enemies	Outcome
1535	Conquest of Tunis part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars	Empire of Charles V: Spain Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sicily County of Flanders Republic of Genoa Kingdom of Portugal Papal States Order of Saint John	Ottoman Empire	Allied victory
1538	Battle of Preveza part of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars	Holy League: Republic of Venice Spain Papal States Republic of Genoa Order of Saint John	Ottoman Empire	Ottoman victory
1541	Expedition against Algiers part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars	Empire of Charles V: Spain Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sicily Republic of Genoa Papal States Order of Saint John	Regency of Algiers	Ottoman victory
1551	Invasion of Gozo and Siege of Tripoli part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars	Order of Saint John	Ottoman Empire	Ottoman victory
1560	Battle of Djerba part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars	Republic of Genoa Republic of Venice Spain Papal States Duchy of Savoy Order of Saint John	Ottoman Empire	Ottoman victory
1565	Great Siege of Malta part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars	Order of Saint John Kingdom of Spain Kingdom of Sicily	Ottoman Empire	Allied victory
1571	Battle of Lepanto part of the Ottoman–Habsburg and Ottoman–Venetian Wars	Holy League: Republic of Venice Spanish Empire (with Naples and Sicily) Republic of Genoa Papal States Grand Duchy of Tuscany Duchy of Savoy Duchy of Urbino Order of Saint John	Ottoman Empire	Allied Victory
1586	Battle of Pantelleria part of the Anglo-Spanish War	Spanish Empire Order of Saint John	Kingdom of England	English victory
1614	Raid of Żejtun part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars	Order of Saint John	Ottoman Empire	Maltese victory
1645–1669	War of Candia part of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars	Republic of Venice Order of Saint John Papal States France Maniots	Ottoman Empire	Ottoman victory
1684–1699	Morean War part of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars	Republic of Venice Order of Saint John Duchy of Savoy Papal States Knights of St. Stephen Himariotes Maniots Greek rebels	Ottoman Empire	Allied victory
1714–1718	War of Corfu part of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars	Republic of Venice Austria Portugal Order of Saint John Papal States Spain Himariotes	Ottoman Empire	Allied victory
1784	Bombardment of Algiers part of the Spanish-Barbary Conflicts	Spain Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Order of Saint John Portugal	Regency of Algiers	Allied victory
1798	French invasion of Malta part of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798	Order of Saint John	French Republic	French victory

French occupation (1798–1800)

Dates	Name of Conflict	Belligerents		Outcome
Dates	Name of Conflict	Allies	Enemies	Outcome
1798–1800	Siege of Malta part of the War of the Second Coalition	Maltese insurgents Kingdom of Great Britain Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Naples	French Republic	Allied victory

British protectorate and colony (1800–1964)

Dates	Name of Conflict	Belligerents		Outcome
Dates	Name of Conflict	Allies	Enemies	Outcome
1940–1942	Siege of Malta part of World War II	United Kingdom Malta Australia Canada New Zealand Union of South Africa Southern Rhodesia Supported by: Free France Greece Poland Norway United States	Italy Germany	Allied Victory

Republic of Malta (1964–present)

Dates	Name of Conflict	Belligerents		Outcome
Dates	Name of Conflict	Allies	Enemies	Outcome
2008–present	Operation Atalanta part of Piracy in Somalia	European Union	Somali pirates	Ongoing

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List of wars involving Malta

Medieval period (before 1530)

Order of Saint John (1530–1798)

French occupation (1798–1800)

British protectorate and colony (1800–1964)

Republic of Malta (1964–present)

See also