A monument in this nation honors a popular British administrator named Sir Alexander Ball. Its "Seventh of June" holiday remembers a 1919 event when protesters for independence were killed by British troops. The most famous battle in this country's history is described in the journal of Francisco Balbi di Correggio. The French were driven from here with the surrender of General Vaubois, who was ap
A monument in this nation honors a popular British administrator named Sir Alexander Ball. Its "Seventh of June" holiday remembers a 1919 event when protesters for independence were killed by British troops. The most famous battle in this country's history is described in the journal of Francisco Balbi di Correggio. The French were driven from here with the surrender of General Vaubois, who was appointed commandant here by Napoleon. One notable battle in this country's history featured attacks on Fort St. Elmo and Fort St. Michael initiated by the admiral Turgut Reis. It resisted a bloody 1565 siege by the Ottoman Empire thanks to the leadership of Jean Parisot de la Valette, a Grand Master who lends his name to this country's capital. For 10 points, name this island republic in the Mediterranean which was once controlled by the Knights Hospitallers.
A monument in this nation honors a popular British administrator named Sir Alexander Ball.