The French garrison in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valletta" id="mwVw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Valletta">Valletta</a> surrenders to British troops who had been called at the invitation of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_people" id="mwWA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Maltese people">Maltese</a>. The islands of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_(island)" id="mwWQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Malta (island)">Malta</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gozo" id="mwWg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Gozo">Gozo</a> become the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_Protectorate" id="mwWw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Malta Protectorate">Malta Protectorate</a>.