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Falklands/Malvinas War (view source)
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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.
==Goose Green, Mount Kent, & Fitzroy==
Brigadier [[Julian Thompson]] began pushing his men south, planning to secure the western side of the island before moving east to Port Stanley. On 27/28 May, 600 British Paratroopers under Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Jones attacked over 1,000 Argentinians dug in around Darwin and Goose Green, ultimately forcing them to surrender. Leading a platoon charge, Jones was killed and later received the [[Victoria Cross]] posthumously. A few days later, British Special Forces defeated Argentine Special Forces on Mount Kent. In early June, an additional 5,000 British troops under Brigadier [[Tony Wilson]] arrived and command shifted to Major-General [[Jeremy Moore]]. While the Scots Guards and Welsh Guards were establishing their beachhead at Bluff Cove and Fitzroy, two troopships, [[Sir Tristram]] and [[Sir Galahad]], were attacked killing 56 and wounding 200.<ref>''"Just as we were setting the two LSL (Sir Galahad and Sir Tristan) were attacked by Skyhawks and set on fire; both vessels were abandoned and resulted in tragic loss of life on Sir Galahad ... and over 200 injured - mostly from the Welsh Guards)."'' The Falklands Conflict Twenty Years On, Stephen Badsey, Robin Paul Whittick Havers, Mark J. Grove, p. 121, Psychology Press, 2005 </ref>
==Fall of Port Stanley==
==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.
After consolidating his position, 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==