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 units
1861 – Regiment became known as the Royal Malta Fencible Artillery
1889 – New Regiment set up: Royal Malta Artillery (RMA)
1939 – 1945 – RMA played a major part in the defence of Malta during the War.
1962 – 1970 – 1st Regiment RMA served with distinction in the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR)
1965 – The Malta Land Force (MLF) was formed.
1970 – Royal Malta Artillery was transferred to the Malta Land Force (MLF) and fell under the responsibility of the Government of Malta.
1973 – Armed Forces of Malta (AFM). New responsibilities included the raising of the Malta Pioneer Corps and the Dirghajn il-Maltin. These two labour corps were replaced by the Dejma Corps which existed from 1981 – 1989
1980 – 1988 – The AFM is divided into two separate units known as the AFM and the Task Force, each commanded by a Colonel.
1988 – The two units were re-amalgamated into the AFM under the unified command of a Brigadier.
