Overlooking
the Grand Harbour, the Gharghar rise became an important outpost for the
Maltese troops blockading the French forces within the city in 1798-1800. The
Ta’ Xindi Farmhouse, located in the Kappara suburb, was made the headquarters
of the distinguished Maltese Regimental Captain Vincenzo Borg. The outpost was
manned by not less than 568 soldiers hailing from Birkirkara and Mosta. In a
military action undertaken on the 2nd September 1798, this battalion captured
two 18-pound cannons one
