title: The "very long hiccup" and the emergence of the Army Medical Services in Malta.
abstract: The link between the Maltese islands and the Army Medical Services was forged during the Wars of Revolutionary France, 1792 to 1802. This article looks at the two-year long blockade of the French garrison in Malta, Nelson's so called "very long hiccup" (1), and at the origins of the Army Medical Services in the Maltese islands.
authors.affiliation: 24 Armoured Field Ambulance, Gaza Barracks, Catterick Garrison.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bonnici
mesh_terms: D005602:France; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008319:Malta; D008887:Military Medicine; D008889:Military Personnel; D006113:United Kingdom; D014857:Warfare