37
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Line 68:
Line 68: + + + +
Battles of Mount Harriet and Two Sisters Mountain (view source)
Revision as of 07:52, October 23, 2020
, 07:52, October 23, 2020→Harriet
So large were the column of dejected prisoners that it was obvious the strength on the eastern ridge had been greatly underestimated. Nevertheless it was not all a pushover. Some Argentinian conscripts had fought with great tenacity. Private Daniel Jose Sanchez had proved particularly courageous, causing the Royal Marine Commandos to dive for cover as he liberally sprayed them with fire with his Browning 12.7 millimetre heavy machinegun. Sanchez ''"loved being in Malvinas"''.
So large were the column of dejected prisoners that it was obvious the strength on the eastern ridge had been greatly underestimated. Nevertheless it was not all a pushover. Some Argentinian conscripts had fought with great tenacity. Private Daniel Jose Sanchez had proved particularly courageous, causing the Royal Marine Commandos to dive for cover as he liberally sprayed them with fire with his Browning 12.7 millimetre heavy machinegun. Sanchez ''"loved being in Malvinas"''.
Meanwhile Lieutenant-Colonel Diego Soria hurriedly sent a 12th Regiment officer, Senior Lieutenant Ignacio Benjamín Gorriti, for reinforcements, to the 12th Regiment Reserve Platoon (under 2d Lieutenant Celestino Mosteirin) on the southern slopes of Mount Harriet. To Soria's credit, Senior Lieutenant Jorge Alejandro Echeverria (the 4th Regiment's Intelligence officer) was able to move forward and establish a formidable defence line.
It was while storming the Argentinian Reserve Platoon lying in wait to ambush 'Kilo' Company that Corporal Steven Newland had a brush with death when he was wounded in both legs. Despite his wounds, he still managed to stagger away and gain 42 Royal Marine Commando Battalion's aid post.
While 'Kilo' Company was fighting on the eastern end of the summit and coming under artillery fire, 'Lima' Company was making its way up the southern slopes of Mount Harriet under heavy machine gun fire from 2d Lieutenant Pablo Andrés Oliva's platoon of conscripts which opened fire soon after Captain David Wheen's men crossed their start-line, wounding three British marines in the process. British artillery fire and MILAN anti-tank missiles were successful in knocking out these and other troublesome enemy machine-gun sangars further up the slope, but it took 5 hours and 14 wounded from Argentinian artillery and automatic fire, before 'Lima' Company reached the summit, still in the dark.
While 'Kilo' Company was fighting on the eastern end of the summit and coming under artillery fire, 'Lima' Company was making its way up the southern slopes of Mount Harriet under heavy machine gun fire from 2d Lieutenant Pablo Andrés Oliva's platoon of conscripts which opened fire soon after Captain David Wheen's men crossed their start-line, wounding three British marines in the process. British artillery fire and MILAN anti-tank missiles were successful in knocking out these and other troublesome enemy machine-gun sangars further up the slope, but it took 5 hours and 14 wounded from Argentinian artillery and automatic fire, before 'Lima' Company reached the summit, still in the dark.