San Rocco Redoubt
Ridott ta' San Rokku
Part of the French blockade batteries
Kalkara, Malta
Map of San Rocco Redoubt in relation to San Rocco Battery and the nearby coastal entrenchments
Coordinates	35°53′26.8″N 14°32′21.1″E / 35.890778°N 14.539194°E / 35.890778; 14.539194
Type	Redoubt
Site history
Built	1799
Built by	Great Britain
In use	1799–1800
Materials	Limestone
Fate	Demolished
Battles/wars	Siege of Malta (1798–1800)

San Rocco Redoubt (Maltese: Ridott ta' San Rokku) was a redoubt in Kalkara, Malta. It was built by Great Britain during the French blockade of 1798-1800. It was part of a chain of batteries, redoubts and entrenchments encircling the French positions in Marsamxett and the Grand Harbour.

The redoubt was built roughly halfway between Fort Ricasoli (then occupied by French forces) and Santa Maria delle Grazie Tower. It was located close to San Rocco Battery, a Maltese insurgent battery which had men from the 30th (Cambridgeshire) Regiment of Foot in its garrison. The redoubt was built around a small building and a chapel dedicated to Saint Roch, from which it got its name.

The redoubt was built by the British in order to provide cover for retreating British forces in the case of the arrival of a French relief force to break the siege of Malta. Upon the arrival of a relief force, the 30th and 89th Regiments of Foot were to gather at San Rocco Battery and, under the cover of San Rocco Redoubt, retreat to Żabbar. From there, they would retreat to Żejtun, and then to Fort Rohan under the cover of San Lucian redoubt. They would embark on their ships in Marsaxlokk Harbour and evacuate the island.

San Rocco Redoubt, as well as the chapel and building it was built around, have been demolished. The area is now occupied by a technology park named SmartCity.^[1]

v t e French occupation of Malta
Background	French Revolution Decline of the Order of St John Mediterranean campaign of 1798 French invasion of Malta
Occupation	Reforms Commission of Government Journal de Malte
Siege of Malta	National Congress Battalions Battle of the Malta Convoy Action of 31 March 1800 La Nazione Gozitana
Fortifications	French Valletta (Saluting Battery) Floriana Lines (Porte des Bombes) Cottonera Lines Fort Manoel Fort Ricasoli Fort Tigné Maltese & British Capuchin Convent Battery Corradino Batteries Għargħar Battery Jesuit Hill Battery Marsa Battery Mdina Saint Julian's Tower and Battery Saint Lucian Entrenchment and Redoubt Saint Peter's Battery San Rocco Battery San Rocco Redoubt Sliema Batteries Ta' Għemmuna Battery Tal-Borg Battery Tas-Samra Battery Windmill Redoubt Żabbar Batteries and Redoubt Żejtun Batteries
Notable figures	French Napoleon Claude-Henri Belgrand de Vaubois Michel-Louis-Étienne Regnaud Jean de Bosredon de Ransijat Sylvain de Bosredon Louis Masson Maltese Emmanuele Vitale Francesco Saverio Caruana Vincenzo Borg Dun Mikiel Xerri Saverio Cassar British Horatio Nelson Alexander Ball Thomas Graham Henry Pigot Thomas Troubridge George Martin
Aftermath	Malta Protectorate Treaty of Paris