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==Battle==

==Battle==

The attack began under the cover of darkness of 28 May with heavy naval and artillery support. By daylight, however, it was held up by strong enemy defensive positions on Darwin Hill and Boca Hill and the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Jones, was killed trying to take out a machine gun post.  

The attack began under the cover of darkness of 28 May with heavy naval and artillery support. By daylight, however, it was held up by strong enemy defensive positions on Darwin Hill and Boca Hill (Darwin Ridge) and the Commanding Officer, Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Jones, was killed trying to take out a machine-gun post.  

The assault continued with some ferocious close-quarter combat and by last light the whole peninsula less the Goose Green Settlement was taken. Negotiations with the Argentinians produced their surrender the next day. Around 45-55 Argentinians were killed, and ''The Official History of the Falklands Campaign'' reports 961 Argentinian prisoners taken, although as its author Lawrence Freedman noted ''"the counting process was possibly less precise than the number suggests"'', and other accounts of the battle have reported a larger prisoner count. A total of 15 British airborne soldiers were killed and 64 wounded during this battle.

The assault continued with some ferocious close-quarter combat and by last light the whole peninsula less the Goose Green Settlement was taken. Negotiations with the Argentinians produced their surrender the next day. Around 50 Argentinians were killed, and ''The Official History of the Falklands Campaign'' reports that 961 Argentinians were captured, with other British accounts of the battle have reported a larger count of 1,400 prisoners. A total of 15 British paratroopers were killed and 64 wounded during this battle.

Meanwhile on 27 May 3 PARA set off on foot by a Northern route to capture Teal Inlet which it did on 29 May taking some prisoners. On 11 June 2 PARA moved north to rejoin 3 Commando Brigade for the final [[Battle of Stanley]].  An early but vital objective was Mount Longdon and this was attacked by 3 PARA during the night 11/12 June.  The enemy was well dug in and prepared and it was only after twelven hours of bloody fighting that 3 PARA secured the objective.  They then held it for 48 hours under intense and accurate artillery fire.

 

Meanwhile on 27 May 3 PARA set off on foot by a Northern route to capture Teal Inlet Settlement which it did on May 29 taking some prisoners. On June 11, 2 PARA moved north to rejoin 3 Commando Brigade for the final [[Battle of Stanley]].  An early but vital objective was Mount Longdon and this was attacked by 3 PARA during the night of June 11/12.  The enemy was well dug in and prepared and it was only after twelve hours of bloody fighting that 3 PARA secured the objective.  They then held it for 48 hours under intense and accurate artillery fire.

==Aftermath==

==Aftermath==

Forty two members of The Parachute Regiment and attached personnel were killed in the Falklands War, with a further 140 personnel from the two Battalions wounded in action.  Two Victoria Croses were posthumously awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel 'H' Jones, 2 PARA, and Sergeant Ian McKay of 3 PARA. In total, some 71 gallantry awards for actions in the Falklands were made to parachute members and attached personnel.

Forty two members of The Parachute Regiment and attached personnel were killed in the Falklands War, with a further 140 personnel from the two Battalions wounded in action.  Two Victoria Croses were posthumously awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel 'H' Jones, 2 PARA, and Sergeant Ian McKay of 3 PARA. In total, some 71 gallantry awards for actions in the Falklands were made to parachute members and attached personnel.