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Falklands/Malvinas War (view source)
Revision as of 14:01, February 12, 2017
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In the 74 days of fighting that followed, 655 Argentine and 255 British servicemen lost their lives, as did three Falkland Islanders.
In the 74 days of fighting that followed, 655 Argentine and 255 British servicemen lost their lives, as did three Falkland Islanders.
==Fall of Port Stanley==
After consolidating his position, Major-General [[Jeremy Moore]] began the assault on Port Stanley. British troops launched simultaneous assaults on the high ground surrounding the town on the night of 11 June. After heavy fighting, they succeeded in capturing their objectives. The attacks continued two nights later, and British units took the town's last natural lines of defense at Wireless Ridge and Mount Tumbledown. Encircled on land and blockaded at sea, the Argentine commander, Brigadier-General [[Mario Benjamin Menéndez]], realized his situation was hopeless and surrendered his 10,000 men on 14 June, effectively ending the conflict.
==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==