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''"If it wasn't for the British Artillery there would have been a lot more British casualties"'' said Lieutenant-Colonel Diego Soria.<ref>Razor's Edge, Hugh Bicheno, Orion Publishing Group, 2007</ref>
 
''"If it wasn't for the British Artillery there would have been a lot more British casualties"'' said Lieutenant-Colonel Diego Soria.<ref>Razor's Edge, Hugh Bicheno, Orion Publishing Group, 2007</ref>
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The Argentinian defensive works on Mount Harriet and Two Sisters Mountain were far less elaborate than claimed by Brigadier-General Julian Thompson in the book No Picnic. 3 Commando Brigade had conducted five company-sized attacks against ''Fuerza de Tareas Monte Caceros'' (Task Force Monte Caseros), killing around 20 Argentinians and capturing 300. Despite popular myth the soldiers of the 4th Regiment did not lack bravery, what he lacked was night-sights and manpack radios necessary for modern warfare.
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The Argentinian defensive works on Mount Harriet and Two Sisters Mountain were far less elaborate than claimed by Brigadier-General Julian Thompson in the book No Picnic. 3 Commando Brigade had conducted five company-sized attacks against ''Fuerza de Tareas Monte Caceros'' (Task Force Monte Caseros), killing around 20 Argentinians and capturing 300 on the night of June 11/12. Despite popular myth the soldiers of the 4th Regiment did not lack bravery, what he lacked was night-sights and manpack radios necessary for modern warfare.
    
The 4th Infantry Regiment had lost nearly all of its platoons and half of the platoon commanders were battle casualties. Senior Lieutenant Jorge Echeverría was badly wounded and captured as was 2d Lieutenant Eugenio Cesar Bruny and 2d Lieutenant Mario Héctor Juaréz.  
 
The 4th Infantry Regiment had lost nearly all of its platoons and half of the platoon commanders were battle casualties. Senior Lieutenant Jorge Echeverría was badly wounded and captured as was 2d Lieutenant Eugenio Cesar Bruny and 2d Lieutenant Mario Héctor Juaréz.  
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