Tas-Samra Battery, Artillery battery in Hamrun, Malta
The fortification stood on a hillock with a v-shaped platform, featuring five embrasures and stone sentry boxes on its eastern side.
Constructed in 1798 during the French blockade, the battery contained nine cannons and formed part of a defensive ring around French positions.
The battery derived its name from the Chapel of Our Lady of Atocia, known as tas-Samra in Maltese, which remained standing after the fortification.
The site coordinates at 35.885139 latitude and 14.487889 longitude mark the location where the battery once stood in modern Hamrun.
During intense French bombardment, the Maltese defenders raised a black flag and erected a wooden cross atop the church as signs of resistance.
Location: Ħamrun
Inception: 1798
GPS coordinates: 35.88514,14.48789
Latest update: March 2, 2025 20:02
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