Re-enactors of the Napoleonic era on Sunday marched down Merchant Street to Independence Square in Valletta to pay homage to Dun Mikiel Xerri and other Maltese heroes who were executed for plotting against the French army of occupation in 1799.
Members of the Historical Re-enactment Group of Malta and others from the Czech Republic, Italy, Sweden and the UK representing the Maltese Light Infantry, Royal Marines, Reggimento di Malta, British Infantry, the Royal Navy, contingents from the French Army of the Orient and Maltese insurgents, all joined together in a commemorative wreath-laying event on the monument erected in memory of these patriots, close to where Dun Mikiel used to live.
The General Salute was given, followed by a minute’s silence.
The event was organised in coordination with the Malta Tourism Authority.