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==Aftermath==

==Aftermath==

The Battle of Mount Kent and Top Malo House in late May 1982 cost the lives of eleven members of Argentina's Special Forces, including a Blue Beret (Senior Lieutenant Luis Darío José Castagnari) from the Argentinian Air Force's Special Operations Group ('Grupo de Operaciones Especiales' or GOE) at Stanley Airbase that was killed and another four Blue Berets wounded when hit by a Seaslug missile that the British light cruiser HMS 'Glamorgan' fired in the surface-to-surface role while the Argentinian Air Force Commandos were protecting the Skyguard fire-control radars from the 601st Air Defence Artillery Regiment and preparing to take part in the helicopter-borne offensive and seize Smoko Mount. Ten British Commandos and Paratroopers (4 M&AWC, 4 SAS, 1 Paratrooper from 3 PARA<ref>''"Unfortunately, this was a 'negligent discharge' originating from one of the most dangerous weapons in the British military inventory, the 9 mm sub-machine gun. He was rather unwell as Nick Morgan, John Williams and Malcolm Jowitt got to work. Later, this patient would complain about the three tubes inserted into his chest, but those drainage routes did a vital job in carrying away the blood leaking from the bullet's long track. He was a rather lucky boy – another survivor, and very much against the odds."'' Doctor for Friend and Foe: Britain's Frontline Medic in the Fight for the Falklands, Rick Jolly, p. 89, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012</ref>and 1 gunner from the Royal Marine Artillery Regiment (Van Rooyen<ref>[https://postimg.cc/18J4qhcx The National Archives]</ref>) were wounded or injured securing the British advance to Mount Kent and Estancia House, but one SBS Commando (Sergeant Ian 'Kiwi' Hunt) was soon killed as a result of [[Friendly fire]] in the Mount Kent zone when mistaken to be part of an Argentinian Special Forces patrol and another four Royal Marine Commandos (Sergeant Robert Leeming, Corporal Andrew Uren, Corporal Peter Fitton and Marine Keith Phillips) lost their lives when caught between two British patrols and two Argentinian Special Forces patrols armed with machine-gun waiting to ambush them.<ref>''"We were under the threat of two enemy locations and two friendly locations as well, which funnily enough were trying to bring fire at ours. There was massive confusion ... We were at the height of our game to be honest. That is why we were operating on our own, that mattered, we were that professional. But nonetheless four men lost their lives. Somebody has to atone to that."'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ri97aSDc98 THE MOUNTAIN WAY] </ref>

The Battle of Mount Kent and Top Malo House in late May 1982 cost the lives of eleven members of Argentina's Special Forces, including a Blue Beret (Senior Lieutenant Luis Darío José Castagnari) from the Argentinian Air Force's Special Operations Group ('Grupo de Operaciones Especiales' or GOE) at Stanley Airbase that was killed and another four Blue Berets wounded when hit by a Seaslug missile that the British light cruiser HMS 'Glamorgan' fired in the surface-to-surface role while the Argentinian Air Force Commandos were protecting the Skyguard fire-control radars from the 601st Air Defence Artillery Regiment and preparing to take part in the helicopter-borne offensive and seize Smoko Mount. Ten British Commandos and Paratroopers (4 M&AWC, 4 SAS, 1 Paratrooper from 3 PARA<ref>''"Unfortunately, this was a 'negligent discharge' originating from one of the most dangerous weapons in the British military inventory, the 9 mm sub-machine gun. He was rather unwell as Nick Morgan, John Williams and Malcolm Jowitt got to work. Later, this patient would complain about the three tubes inserted into his chest, but those drainage routes did a vital job in carrying away the blood leaking from the bullet's long track. He was a rather lucky boy – another survivor, and very much against the odds."'' Doctor for Friend and Foe: Britain's Frontline Medic in the Fight for the Falklands, Rick Jolly, p. 89, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012</ref>and 1 gunner from the Royal Marine Artillery Regiment (Van Rooyen<ref>[https://postimg.cc/18J4qhcx The National Archives]</ref>) were wounded or injured securing the British advance to Mount Kent and Estancia House, but one SBS Commando (Sergeant Ian 'Kiwi' Hunt) was soon killed as a result of [[Friendly fire]] in the Mount Kent zone when mistaken to be part of an Argentinian Special Forces patrol and another four Royal Marine Commandos (Sergeant Robert Leeming, Corporal Andrew Uren, Corporal Peter Fitton and Marine Keith Phillips) lost their lives when caught between two British patrols operating in no-man's-land and two Argentinian Special Forces patrols armed with machine-guns waiting to ambush them opposite Murrell River.<ref>''"We were under the threat of two enemy locations and two friendly locations as well, which funnily enough were trying to bring fire at ours. There was massive confusion ... We were at the height of our game to be honest. That is why we were operating on our own, that mattered, we were that professional. But nonetheless four men lost their lives. Somebody has to atone to that."'' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ri97aSDc98 THE MOUNTAIN WAY]</ref>

Unknown to the Argentinian Army Special Forces, the Battle of Mount Kent and Top Malo House had tied down a significant part of the available SAS and M&AWC Commandos, leaving only a handful of Captain Rod Boswell's men on Mount Smoko to keep watch of the Argentinian outpost guarding the bridge connecting Bluff Cove and Fitzroy Settlements while the rest recovered and the SAS got ready to deploy on West Falkland.<ref>By Sea, By Land The Royal Marines, 1919-1997, James D. Ladd, p. 385, HarperCollins, 1998</ref>As a result of the British delay to clear both settlements, Senior Lieutenant Darío Horacio Blanco and his platoon of engineers from the 601st Combat Engineer Battalion were able to blow up a significant part of the bridge unmolested on June 2<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201023074444/http://laperlaaustral.com.ar/guerra-malvinas/voladura-del-puente-fitz-roy-en-la-campana-de-malvinas/ Voladura del Puente Fitz Roy en la Campaña de Malvinas]</ref>, resulting in 50 British killed and 200 wounded or injured<ref>The Royal Navy in the Falklands Conflict and the Gulf War, Alistair Finlan, p. 78, Routledge, 2004</ref>during the [[Bluff Cove/Fitzroy Air Attacks]] on 8 June when the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and attached units aboard the troopships 'Sir Galahad' and 'Sir Tristram' arrived overnight only to discover their advance route by land severed and forcing them to remain aboard ships the following day.<ref>[https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/malvinas-identificaron-mateo-sbert-sargento-murio-historica-nid2186555/ Malvinas: identificaron a Mateo Sbert, el sargento que murió en la histórica batalla de "Top Malo House"]</ref>

Unknown to the Argentinian Army Special Forces, the Battle of Mount Kent and Top Malo House had tied down a significant part of the available SAS and M&AWC Commandos, leaving only a handful of Captain Rod Boswell's men on Mount Smoko to keep watch of the Argentinian outpost guarding the bridge connecting Bluff Cove and Fitzroy Settlements while the rest recovered and the SAS got ready to deploy on West Falkland.<ref>By Sea, By Land The Royal Marines, 1919-1997, James D. Ladd, p. 385, HarperCollins, 1998</ref>As a result of the British delay to clear both settlements, Senior Lieutenant Darío Horacio Blanco and his platoon of engineers from the 601st Combat Engineer Battalion were able to blow up a significant part of the bridge unmolested on June 2<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201023074444/http://laperlaaustral.com.ar/guerra-malvinas/voladura-del-puente-fitz-roy-en-la-campana-de-malvinas/ Voladura del Puente Fitz Roy en la Campaña de Malvinas]</ref>, resulting in 50 British killed and 200 wounded or injured<ref>The Royal Navy in the Falklands Conflict and the Gulf War, Alistair Finlan, p. 78, Routledge, 2004</ref>during the [[Bluff Cove/Fitzroy Air Attacks]] on 8 June when the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards and attached units aboard the troopships 'Sir Galahad' and 'Sir Tristram' arrived overnight only to discover their advance route by land severed and forcing them to remain aboard ships the following day.<ref>[https://www.lanacion.com.ar/sociedad/malvinas-identificaron-mateo-sbert-sargento-murio-historica-nid2186555/ Malvinas: identificaron a Mateo Sbert, el sargento que murió en la histórica batalla de "Top Malo House"]</ref>