In 1798, however, Bonaparte captured Malta and grand master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim abdicated.

Stopping to capture Malta on 12 June, he landed near Alexandria on 2 July and took the city.

He led the French squadron that captured Malta.

In the meantime, Bonaparte had captured Malta, stormed Alexandria and taken Cairo.

The Knights' reign ended when Napoleon captured Malta on his way to Egypt during the French Revolutionary Wars in 1798.

The British acquired Athénien when they captured Malta at the end of the Siege of Malta.

The fleet avoided the British blockade and captured Malta before landing troops in Egypt.

In 1798, he accompanied Bonaparte to Egypt but after the French captured Malta he was sent back to France with the trophies.

They then attempted to capture Malta, landing with about 10,000 men at the southern port of Marsa Muscietto.

Crossing the Mediterranean, the force captured Malta in early June and continued southeastwards, making landfall in Egypt on 31 June.