Creado por Lauren Le Prevost
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Pregunta | Respuesta |
What year did Britain acquire Malta? | 1815. |
Who captured Matla? | Napoleon. |
How did the local population respond to the French garrison? | The local population rebelled against the French garrison, and asked Britain for help. |
What year did Nelson blockade Valetta, the capital? | 1799. |
What year did the French surrender? | 1800. |
When did the port become a major naval base? | When the Suez Canal opened, 1869, placing it on Britain's main seaway to India. |
Despite it only really being useful after the opening of the Suez Canal, Malta also, arguably, provided Britain with a position of dominance concerning what? | Concerning the Anglo-French rivalry. |
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