Malta Protectorate was officially part of the Kingdom of Sicily under British protection between the capitulation of the French forces in Malta in 1800 and the transformation of the islands to a crown colony in 1813.
Malta Protectorate was officially part of the Kingdom of Sicily under British protection between the capitulation of the French forces in Malta in 1800 to a crown colony in 1813. Malta Protectorate was officially part of the Kingdom of Sicily under British protection between the capitulation of the French forces in the transformation of the islands to a crown colony in 1813.