A History of Malta during the period of the French and British Occupations 1798-1815 is a collection of English and foreign documents referring to events in the history of Malta which occurred during the years from 1792 to 1815. These documents describe in a concrete form not only the circumstances which led to the attack and capture of the Islands by the French Republic but also the subsequent naval and military operation of the British and Maltese forces, aided by the Portuguese and Neapolitan allies, which resulted in Great Britain obtaining and securing the possession of Malta and its dependencies. This work was written by William Hardman and after he died in 1907 this work was placed in the hands of historian John Holland Rose (1855-1942) who edited the text and eventually published the work.
