The "very long hiccup" and the emergence of the Army Medical Services in Malta.
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.
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24 Armoured Field Ambulance, Gaza Barracks, Catterick Garrison.
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