title: List of wars involving Malta
text: # List of wars involving Malta
  
  This article is a list of wars and battles involving Malta.
  
  ## Medieval period (before 1530)
  
  | Dates | Name of Conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents | Outcome |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Dates | Name of Conflict | Allies | Enemies | Outcome |
  | 870 | Siege of Melite part of the Arab–Byzantine wars | Byzantine Empire | Aghlabids | Aghlabid victory |
  | 1053–1054 | Siege of Medina part of the Arab–Byzantine wars | Arabs | Byzantine Empire | Arab victory |
  | 1091 | Norman invasion of Malta part of the Norman conquest of southern Italy | Arabs | Norman County of Sicily | Norman victory |
  | 1283 | Battle of Malta part of the War of the Sicilian Vespers | Aragonese Kingdom of Sicily | Angevin Kingdom of Sicily | Aragonese victory |
  | 1429 | Siege of Malta | Kingdom of Sicily Maltese civilians | Hafsid Kingdom | Maltese victory |
  
  ## Order of Saint John (1530–1798)
  
  | Dates | Name of Conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents | Outcome |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Dates | Name of Conflict | Allies | Enemies | Outcome |
  | 1535 | Conquest of Tunis part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars | Empire of Charles V: Spain  Holy Roman Empire  Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sicily County of Flanders  Republic of Genoa Kingdom of Portugal Papal States Order of Saint John | Ottoman Empire | Allied victory |
  | 1538 | Battle of Preveza part of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars | Holy League: Republic of Venice Spain Papal States Republic of Genoa Order of Saint John | Ottoman Empire | Ottoman victory |
  | 1541 | Expedition against Algiers part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars | Empire of Charles V: Spain  Holy Roman Empire  Kingdom of Naples Kingdom of Sicily  Republic of Genoa Papal States Order of Saint John | Regency of Algiers | Ottoman victory |
  | 1551 | Invasion of Gozo and Siege of Tripoli part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars | Order of Saint John | Ottoman Empire | Ottoman victory |
  | 1560 | Battle of Djerba part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars | Republic of Genoa Republic of Venice Spain Papal States Duchy of Savoy Order of Saint John | Ottoman Empire | Ottoman victory |
  | 1565 | Great Siege of Malta part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars | Order of Saint John Kingdom of Spain Kingdom of Sicily | Ottoman Empire | Allied victory |
  | 1571 | Battle of Lepanto part of the Ottoman–Habsburg and Ottoman–Venetian Wars | Holy League:  Republic of Venice Spanish Empire (with Naples and Sicily)  Republic of Genoa  Papal States Grand Duchy of Tuscany  Duchy of Savoy Duchy of Urbino Order of Saint John | Ottoman Empire | Allied Victory |
  | 1586 | Battle of Pantelleria part of the Anglo-Spanish War | Spanish Empire Order of Saint John | Kingdom of England | English victory |
  | 1614 | Raid of Żejtun part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars | Order of Saint John | Ottoman Empire | Maltese victory |
  | 1645–1669 | War of Candia part of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars | Republic of Venice Order of Saint John Papal States France Maniots | Ottoman Empire | Ottoman victory |
  | 1684–1699 | Morean War part of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars | Republic of Venice Order of Saint John Duchy of Savoy Papal States Knights of St. Stephen Himariotes Maniots Greek rebels | Ottoman Empire | Allied victory |
  | 1714–1718 | War of Corfu part of the Ottoman–Venetian Wars | Republic of Venice Austria Portugal Order of Saint John Papal States Spain Himariotes | Ottoman Empire | Allied victory |
  | 1784 | Bombardment of Algiers part of the Spanish-Barbary Conflicts | Spain Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Order of Saint John Portugal | Regency of Algiers | Allied victory |
  | 1798 | French invasion of Malta part of the Mediterranean campaign of 1798 | Order of Saint John | French Republic | French victory |
  
  ## French occupation (1798–1800)
  
  | Dates | Name of Conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents | Outcome |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Dates | Name of Conflict | Allies | Enemies | Outcome |
  | 1798–1800 | Siege of Malta part of the War of the Second Coalition | Maltese insurgents Kingdom of Great Britain Kingdom of Portugal Kingdom of Naples | French Republic | Allied victory |
  
  ## British protectorate and colony (1800–1964)
  
  | Dates | Name of Conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents | Outcome |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Dates | Name of Conflict | Allies | Enemies | Outcome |
  | 1940–1942 | Siege of Malta part of World War II | United Kingdom Malta Australia Canada New Zealand Union of South Africa Southern Rhodesia Supported by: Free France Greece Poland Norway United States | Italy Germany | Allied Victory |
  
  ## Republic of Malta (1964–present)
  
  | Dates | Name of Conflict | Belligerents | Belligerents | Outcome |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Dates | Name of Conflict | Allies | Enemies | Outcome |
  | 2008–present | Operation Atalanta part of Piracy in Somalia | European Union | Somali pirates | Ongoing |
  