The 220th anniversary of the French arrival in Malta is being marked with a series of cultural events by the Historical Re-enactment Group of Malta (HRGM) and Reġjun Tramuntana as part of the first edition of the Reġjun Tramuntana Military Festival being held between today and Friday.

The event will bring together some 550 re-enactors from 60 different associations in 17 countries and will commemorate the episodes that changed Maltese history; in particular it will shed light on the birth of the movement that eventually brought about Maltese nationhood. The re-enactment will portray the arrival of the French and the invasion of Malta that took place in June 1798 and will terminate with the French surrender in Gozo,  at the end of October 1798.

More information may be obtained from Reġjun Tramuntana on 2157 2770/2157 2772, by e-mail: regjun-tramuntana.dlg@gov.mt or their Facebook page.

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