Historedia
Group or institution

British colonial government

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1813

Every event in Historedia whose sources name British colonial government, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Malta plague epidemic of 1813 begins

    1813

    Role: Containment authority

    1. 1813 · Harbour-area settlements: Valletta, Floriana, and the Three Cities of Birgu, Cospicua and SengleaIneffective Containment

      Initial containment measures across the harbour settlements were ineffective due to delayed implementation, unknown causes of the disease, and popular resistance.

    2. March 1813 · Malta, with Valletta as the allowed localityImportation from Alexandria

      The plague was imported to Malta from Alexandria on board the brigantine San Nicola in late March 1813, with two further infected ships arriving on 28 March.

    3. July 1813 · Malta overall, with Birkirkara outside the harbour areaMortality by July

      By the end of July 1813, the death toll had reached 1602 people across Malta, with the outbreak particularly severe in Birkirkara outside the harbour area.

Sources

  1. 1813–1814 Malta plague epidemic Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-18