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Maltese Regiments

Malta had its own Militia units throughout the Great Siege of 1565 and during the French Blockade of 1798-1800. In fact, it was not until 1776,when Grandmaster De Rohan raised a Maltese regiment of 1055 effective men, that Malta had its own first regular troops. The next regular Maltese unit I Cacciatori Maltesi (The Maltese Light Infantry) was raised in March 1800 by Brigadier-General Thomas Graham specifically to augment the British-Maltese field force deployed in action against the French troops of occupation since 1798.

  • Order of Battle -Malta's Armed Forces as on 9th June 1798:
Regular Corps:
  Regiment of Malta
Grandmaster's Guard Battalion
Battalion of the Men-of-war
Battalion of the Galleys
Artillery Corps including Army and Naval Gunners
Engineer Corps
Cavalry Regiment
Detachments of Mounted Turcopiliers and Bandoliers, Coast Guards and Coastal Towers Guards.
Militia Corps:
Urban Militia Regiment of Mdina
Regiment of Valletta
Battalion of the Bolla
Regiment of Vittoriosa
Regiment of Senglea
Regiment of Burmola
Country Militia
Northern Brigade



Southern Brigade
Regiment of Birkirkara
Regiment of Qormi
Regiment of Naxxar

Regiment of Zebbug
Regiment of Luqa
Regiment of Zejtun
Militia Volunteers:
  Regiment of Cacciatori known also as Chasseurs or Falconiers
  • Maltese Regiments of the British Army

* "The Royal Malta Fencible Regiment" was later re-designated "The Royal Malta Fencible Artillery"(1861-1889) and "The Royal Malta Artillery" (1889-1976). In 1976 this unit was re-designated "1st Regiment, Armed Forces of Malta"

Extracts from The History of the KING'S OWN MALTA REGIMENT by Captain J.M.Wismayer with kind permission of Said Publishers.