AFM Colours
Ceremonial Colours The AFM has long had a strong artillery tradition and although the artillery in the British tradition don’t carry ceremonial flags – yet it now has an infantry regiment, complete with a National and a Regimental Colour, the latter featuring a whole array of artillery-related emblems! Commander This is a Red triangular pennant […]
History of the AFM
In defence of our homeland Since the earliest times, successive rulers of Malta relied mainly on the local fighting men for the protection of the Maltese Islands. In an emergency, the Islanders were often rallied for the defence of their homeland. These non-regular forces were in effect organised groups of trained and armed civilians, and […]
Timeline of AFM’s Lineage
1798 – The First Maltese Army set-up by a Maltese Government & Constitution was on 4th September 1798. 1800 – Maltese Light Infantry battalion formed, under the command of Brigadier General Thomas Graham as part of the British Army. 1802 – Previous battalion disbanded and succeeded by the Maltese Provincial Battalions, the Malta Coast Artillery and the Maltese Veterans. 1815 – Royal Malta Fencible Regiment succeeded the previous three […]