Froberg mutiny
The Froberg Mutiny was a mutiny within the British armed forces staged between 4 and 12 April 1807 at Fort Ricasoli on the island of Malta, then a British Protectorate, by the Froberg Regiment. The regiment had been formed using dubious methods, with personnel recruited from various nationalities in Albania and the Ottoman Empire. The troops, who had arrived on Malta in 1806, were unhappy with their rank and pay. The mutiny lasted for eight days, during which several people were killed and the fort was damaged. The mutiny was put down and the ringleaders were executed. It is considered the most serious mutiny of the Napoleonic Wars.
| Froberg Mutiny | |||||||
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| Part of the Napoleonic Wars | |||||||
St. Dominic Demi-Bastion at Fort Ricasoli, where the mutineers blew up the magazine | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Rebels | United Kingdom | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Caro Mitro |
William Villettes Lieutenant de Clermont | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Froberg Regiment rebels |
39th (East Middlesex) Regiment Royal Maltese Regiment Froberg Regiment loyalists | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 200 soldiers | Several regiments | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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1 killed 29–30 executed Others captured |
6+ killed 4 wounded | ||||||
Location within Malta | |||||||
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