. . . . "55958214"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Maltese Provincial Battalions (pol. Malta\u0144skie Bataliony Prowincjalne) \u2013 bataliony piechoty w sk\u0142adzie British Army, kt\u00F3re istnia\u0142y od 1802 do 1815 na Malcie, w\u00F3wczas brytyjskim protektoracie, a p\u00F3\u017Aniej kolonii Korony Brytyjskiej. Zgodnie z pokojem w Amiens z 1802, Wielka Brytania mia\u0142a opu\u015Bci\u0107 Malt\u0119 i zwr\u00F3ci\u0107 wysp\u0119 Zakonowi Malta\u0144skiemu. Traktat pokojowy stanowi\u0142 r\u00F3wnie\u017C, \u017Ce co najmniej po\u0142owa garnizonu na Malcie musi sk\u0142ada\u0107 si\u0119 z 2000 \u017Co\u0142nierzy malta\u0144skich dowodzonych przez rodzimych oficer\u00F3w. Chocia\u017C traktat nie zosta\u0142 wdro\u017Cony, a Brytyjczycy nie opu\u015Bcili Malty, garnizony zosta\u0142y ponownie dostosowane do nowej sytuacji, a istniej\u0105ce Maltese Light Infantry, Maltese Militia i Maltese Militia Coast Artillery zosta\u0142y rozwi\u0105zane. Maltese Provincial Battalions zosta\u0142y powo\u0142ane do \u017Cycia w 1802 przez Cywilnego Komisarza sir Alexandra Balla aby przej\u0105\u0107 zadania Maltese Militia. Pierwotnie planowano utworzenie dw\u00F3ch batalion\u00F3w piechoty po 1000 m\u0119\u017Cczyzn ka\u017Cdy, lecz w ko\u0144cu powsta\u0142y dwa bataliony po 700 m\u0119\u017Cczyzn ka\u017Cdy. Dodatkowo, w tym samym czasie utworzone zosta\u0142y dwa inne korpusy: Malta Coast Artillery oraz Maltese Veterans. G\u0142\u00F3wna kwatera 1. batalionu prowincjalnego mie\u015Bci\u0142a si\u0119 w forcie Manoel, za\u015B 2. batalion bazowa\u0142 w forcie Ricasoli. \u201EThe Provincials\u201D s\u0142u\u017Cyli jako si\u0142y policyjne oraz stra\u017C wybrze\u017Ca. Czasami naprawiali r\u00F3wnie\u017C drogi, ogrodzenia i fortyfikacje. W umowie pokojowej zapisano, \u017Ce oficerami batalion\u00F3w maj\u0105 by\u0107 malta\u0144scy szlachcice, wyznaczeni przez wielkiego mistrza. Jednak\u017Ce Ball osobi\u015Bcie wybra\u0142 dw\u00F3ch pro-brytyjskich malta\u0144skich szlachcic\u00F3w, markiza Paolo Parisiego oraz hrabiego Luigiego Mari\u0119 Gatto, na stanowiska dow\u00F3dc\u00F3w odpowiednio 1. i 2. batalionu. Nie nada\u0142 im patent\u00F3w oficerskich, aby nie naruszy\u0107 postanowie\u0144 traktatu. Ruch ten zosta\u0142 skrytykowany przez Francuz\u00F3w, i w ko\u0144cu w 1803, po wielokrotnych z\u0142amaniach r\u00F3\u017Cnych warunk\u00F3w traktatu, zar\u00F3wno przez stron\u0119 francusk\u0105, jak i brytyjsk\u0105, wybuch\u0142y wojny napoleo\u0144skie. Liczba rekrut\u00F3w w Maltese Provincial Battalions mocno si\u0119 uszczupli\u0142a w 1805, kiedy wielu m\u0119\u017Cczyzn zrezygnowa\u0142o, aby s\u0142u\u017Cy\u0107 w nowo utworzonym Royal Regiment of Malta. 18 lipca 1806, w wyniku wybuchu magazynu prochu w Birgu, zgin\u0119\u0142o 23 m\u0119\u017Cczyzn z 2. batalionu. W pa\u017Adzierniku 1806 to, co pozosta\u0142o z dw\u00F3ch batalion\u00F3w, zosta\u0142o po\u0142\u0105czone w jeden, bazuj\u0105cy w forcie Manoel, i dowodzony przez Parisiego. Poniewa\u017C m\u0119\u017Cczy\u017Ani zgodzili si\u0119 na co najwy\u017Cej pi\u0119cioletni\u0105 s\u0142u\u017Cb\u0119, powsta\u0142y plany rozwi\u0105zania batalionu. Jednak\u017Ce Ball by\u0142 temu przeciwny, i w 1807 odnowiono warunki s\u0142u\u017Cby, co uczyniono powt\u00F3rnie w 1812. W 1811 Parisi poda\u0142 si\u0119 do dymisji, zast\u0105pi\u0142 go hrabia Luigi Maria Gatto, by\u0142y dow\u00F3dca 2. batalionu. Przez nast\u0119pny rok jednostka stacjonowa\u0142a w Cottonerze. W czasie epidemii d\u017Cumy 1813\u20131814 batalion pomaga\u0142 w\u0142adzom cywilnym w pr\u00F3bie powstrzymania epidemii. To spowodowa\u0142o drastyczny spadek nowych rekrut\u00F3w, kt\u00F3rzy nie chcieli ryzykowa\u0107 zara\u017Cenia si\u0119 chorob\u0105. Pod koniec 1813 redukcja, a nast\u0119pnie rozwi\u0105zanie jednostki by\u0142o postrzegane jako nieuniknione. Do 1815 w sk\u0142ad batalionu wchodzi\u0142y cztery kompanie. 16 lutego 1815 Maltese Provincial Battalions wraz z Malta Coast Artillery oraz Maltese Veterans zosta\u0142y po\u0142\u0105czone w Royal Malta Fencible Regiment."@pl . . "One battalion (1806\u201315)" . . . . "One battalion"@en . . . . . "Two battalions"@en . . "Fort Manoel and Fort Ricasoli, later Cottonera"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Maltese Provincial Battalions"@pl . "Two battalions (1802\u201306)" . . "Maltese Provincial Battalions"@en . . "The Maltese Provincial Battalions were infantry battalions in the British Army which existed from 1802 to 1815 in Malta, then a British protectorate and later a colony. According to the Treaty of Amiens of 1802, Britain was to evacuate Malta and restore the islands to the Order of St. John. The treaty also stated that at least half of Malta's garrison had to consist of 2000 Maltese soldiers led by native officers. Although the treaty was not implemented and the British did not evacuate Malta, the garrisons were readjusted, with the existing Maltese Light Infantry, Maltese Militia and Maltese Militia Coast Artillery being disbanded. The Maltese Provincial Battalions were set up by Civil Commissioner Sir Alexander Ball in 1802 to take over the role of the Maltese Militia. The original plan was to have two infantry battalions of 1000 men each, but eventually two battalions of 700 men each were set up. In addition, two other corps were also raised at the same time: the Malta Coast Artillery and the Maltese Veterans. The 1st Provincial Battalion was headquartered at Fort Manoel, while the 2nd Provincial Battalion was based at Fort Ricasoli. The Provincials' roles included serving as a police force and a coast guard. At times, the men also repaired roads, fences and fortifications. According to the treaty, the battalions' officers were to be Maltese nobles appointed by the Grand Master. However, Ball himself chose two Maltese pro-British nobles, the Marquis Paolo Parisi and Conte Luigi Maria Gatto, as the commanding officers of the 1st and 2nd Battalions respectively. He did not grant them commissions so as not to violate the treaty. This move was criticized by the French, and eventually the Napoleonic Wars broke out in 1803 after multiple violations of various terms of the treaty by both the British and the French. The number of recruits in the Provincials severely depleted in 1805, when many men resigned to volunteer in the newly-established Royal Regiment of Malta. 23 men of the 2nd Provincials died in a gunpowder magazine explosion in Birgu on 18 July 1806. What remained of the two battalions were merged into a single battalion based at Fort Manoel and commanded by Parisi in October 1806. Since the men had agreed to a maximum of five years of service, there were plans to disband the Provincials. However, Ball was against this and the terms of service were renewed in 1807 and again in 1812. Parisi resigned his commission in 1811, and he was succeeded by the Conte Luigi Maria Gatto, former commander of the 2nd Battalion. By the following year, the unit was based at Cottonera. During the plague epidemic of 1813\u201314, the Provincial Battalion assisted the civil authorities in trying to contain the outbreak. This led to a drastic decrease in the number of new recruits, who did not want to risk getting infected themselves. The battalion's reduction and disbandment was seen as inevitable by late 1813. By 1815, the unit consisted of four companies. The Maltese Provincial Battalions were amalgamated with the Coast Artillery and the Veterans to form the Royal Malta Fencible Regiment on 16 February 1815."@en . "Commanders"@en . "1802"^^ . . "Colonel Marquis Paolo Parisi"@en . "Conte Luigi Maria Gatto"@en . "1802"^^ . "Maltese Provincial Battalions (pol. Malta\u0144skie Bataliony Prowincjalne) \u2013 bataliony piechoty w sk\u0142adzie British Army, kt\u00F3re istnia\u0142y od 1802 do 1815 na Malcie, w\u00F3wczas brytyjskim protektoracie, a p\u00F3\u017Aniej kolonii Korony Brytyjskiej. W czasie epidemii d\u017Cumy 1813\u20131814 batalion pomaga\u0142 w\u0142adzom cywilnym w pr\u00F3bie powstrzymania epidemii. To spowodowa\u0142o drastyczny spadek nowych rekrut\u00F3w, kt\u00F3rzy nie chcieli ryzykowa\u0107 zara\u017Cenia si\u0119 chorob\u0105. Pod koniec 1813 redukcja, a nast\u0119pnie rozwi\u0105zanie jednostki by\u0142o postrzegane jako nieuniknione. Do 1815 w sk\u0142ad batalionu wchodzi\u0142y cztery kompanie."@pl . "5583"^^ . "The Maltese Provincial Battalions were infantry battalions in the British Army which existed from 1802 to 1815 in Malta, then a British protectorate and later a colony. According to the Treaty of Amiens of 1802, Britain was to evacuate Malta and restore the islands to the Order of St. John. The treaty also stated that at least half of Malta's garrison had to consist of 2000 Maltese soldiers led by native officers. Although the treaty was not implemented and the British did not evacuate Malta, the garrisons were readjusted, with the existing Maltese Light Infantry, Maltese Militia and Maltese Militia Coast Artillery being disbanded."@en . . . . . . . . . . "945296784"^^ . "1815"^^ . . . . . . . "*Malta Protectorate/Colony"@en . "Maltese Provincial Battalions"@en . . . . "Maltese Provincial Battalions"@en .