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in 1831 and was originally located at Corradino Hill. It was moved to its present position in 1893. It was struck by lightning in 1975 and suffered considerable damage, however it was later restored to its original glory.
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Grech, C. (2017, December 17). Remembering Captain Sir Robert Cavendish Spencer. The Sunday Times of Malta, pp. 56-57.
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This part of the bastion was later renamed Spencer's Bastion. The burial service was conducted by
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and was well liked by the men he commanded. (As a young officer, he was a participant at the
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The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory
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s Chaplain Reverend David Morton. On Spencer's tomb was the inscription:
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in Malta on 4 November 1830, aged 39. His body was kept in quarantine at
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Robert Cavendish Spencer was born in the Spencer family home at
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for the full 40 days required, and his remains were buried at
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Art and architecture in Malta in the early nineteenth century
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The Spencer Monument was designed by the Maltese architect
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A hand book, or guide, for strangers visiting Malta
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obelisk
Valletta
Blata l-Bajda
Malta
Captain
Sir Robert Cavendish Spencer
R.N.
Governor of Malta
Sir Frederick Cavendish Ponsonby
Sir
Althorp
Northamptonshire
The 2nd Earl Spencer
Lavinia, Countess Spencer
King William IV
Royal Navy
Battle of New Orleans
HMS Madagascar
Alexandria
Egypt
quarantine
Lazaretto
St. Michael's Bastion
Valletta

KCH
Giorgio Pullicino

Ponsonby's Column

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