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First Lieutenant Ernesto Emilio Espinosa on sentry duty on the top stairs window raised the alarm and was shot and killed by Corporal Steve Groves armed with a sniper rifle and moments later the building burst into flames.

First Lieutenant Ernesto Emilio Espinosa on sentry duty on the top stairs window raised the alarm and was shot and killed by Corporal Steve Groves armed with a sniper rifle and moments later the building burst into flames.

As Boswell and his assault group charged forward, two more 66mm rockets smashed into the house and the Argentinian special forces who had taken cover there overnight fled to Mullows Stream 150 metres away.

As Boswell and his assault group charged forward, two more 66mm rockets smashed into the house and the Argentinian special forces who had taken cover there overnight fled to Mullows Stream 200 metres away.

In the fierce firefight that followed, First Sergeant [[Mateo Domingo Sbert]] was killed while covering their retreat to the stream and the Argentinian second-in-command, First Lieutenant [[Horacio Losito]] lost consciousness through loss of blood before the remainder threw down their weapons and surrendered.

In the fierce firefight that followed, First Sergeant [[Mateo Domingo Sbert]] was killed while covering their retreat to the stream and the Argentinian second-in-command, First Lieutenant [[Horacio Losito]] lost consciousness through loss of blood before the remainder threw down their weapons and surrendered.

The battle of Top Malo House, a few miles from Teal Inlet, on May 31 cost the lives of two members of Captain [[José Arnobio Vercesi]]'s 1st Assault Section of the 602nd Commando Company. The 10 Argentinian survivors, six of them wounded, were taken prisoner.

The battle of Top Malo House, a few miles from Teal Inlet, on May 31 cost the lives of two members of Captain [[José Arnobio Vercesi]]'s 1st Assault Section of the 602nd Commando Company. The 10 Argentinian survivors, six of them wounded, were taken prisoner.

Just three Royal Marine Commandos were wounded, a testament to the professionalism and skill of Britain's Special Forces. Unknown to Boswell's men, however, the 45-minute fight had been watched by Argentinian Air Force Observation Posts (OPs) manning OPs on nearby hills. So awestruck were they by the textbook assault, that 14 of them surrendered to the Paratroopers and Royal Marines making their way to Estancia Mountain and Bluff Cove Peak.

Four Royal Marine Commandos (Sergeants Doyle, Groves, McLean and Corporal Stone) were wounded<ref>[http://www.forces.net/news/remembering-falklands-day-day Remembering The Falklands Day By Day]</ref><ref>''"Sergeant McLean was wounded in the hand when a round hit the 66mm LAW he was about to fire."'' Nine Battles to Stanley, Nick Van Der Bijl, Pen & Sword, 2014</ref>  <ref>"The fire group quickly destroyed the target house, but the Argentines stormed out, firing back and very quickly two Marines, Sergeant Terry Doyle in the assault group and Sergeant Rocky Stone of the fire group, had been shot and injured. Then Corporal Steve Groves was shot in the chest. The assault group had almost charged down on to Top Malo, blazing firepower from the hip and with Boswell leading." Commando, David Reynolds, p. 146, Sutton, 2001</ref>, a testament to the professionalism and skill of Britain's Special Forces. Unknown to Boswell's men, however, the 45-minute fight had been watched by Argentinian Air Force Observation Posts (OPs) manning OPs on nearby hills. So awestruck were they by the textbook assault, that 14 of them surrendered to the Paratroopers and Royal Marines making their way to Estancia Mountain and Bluff Cove Peak.

Captain José Arnobio Vercesi's 1st Assault Section from the 602nd Commando Company and Captain [[José Ramón Negretti]]'s 2nd Assault Section from Major [[Mario Luis Castagneto]]'s 601st Commando Company had been using Mount Simon and Big Mountain to report on and harry the British advance towards Mount Kent, the first of several peaks guarding the approach to Port Stanley.

Captain José Arnobio Vercesi's 1st Assault Section from the 602nd Commando Company and Captain [[José Ramón Negretti]]'s 2nd Assault Section from Major [[Mario Luis Castagneto]]'s 601st Commando Company had been using Mount Simon and Big Mountain to report on and harry the British advance towards Mount Kent, the first of several peaks guarding the approach to Port Stanley.