Valletta Waterfront was the idyllic setting for a Napoleonic re-enactment last night, featuring patrols by French and Anglo-Maltese troops. The highlight of the evening was the staging of the play The Death of an Admiral.

The planned series of events feature a re-enactment of Napoleonic military camp life and battle, including an amphibious landing.

The event also marks the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, which took place on 21 October 1805.

The No Such Players Group and the Historical Re-enactment Group of Malta staged The Death of an Admiral.

The one-hour play, written and directed by Sue Bolton-Fletcher, honours the last years and death of Admiral Horatio Lord Nelson.

Proceeds from ticket sales go to Din l-Art Helwa.

About 100 re-enactors are taking part in the four-day event, which ends on Sunday and which is being organised by the Historical Re-Enactment Group of Malta.

Other re-enactments will take place at Valletta Waterfront tomorrow between 2pm and 5.45pm, while a reconstruction of a sea and land battle will provide the main highlight of the week on Sunday afternoon between 4pm and 5.30pm.