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The battle of Top Malo House had lasted forty-five<ref>''"After about forty-five minutes of fighting, the Argentines finally gave up."'' Twilight Warriors: Inside the World's Special Forces, Martin C. Arostegui, p. 208, St. Martin's Press, 1997</ref>minutes and 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 six Argentinian wounded were: Teniente 1º Humberto Daniel Martinez, Teniente 1º Horacio Losito, Teniente 1º Luis Alberto Brun, Sargento 1º Juan Carlos Helguero, Sargento 1º Humberto Omar Medina and Cabo 1º Raúl Roberto Valdivieso.<ref>Comandos en Acción: El Ejercito en Malvinas, Isidoro Jorge Ruiz-Moreno, Buenos Aires, Emecé, 1986</ref>

The battle of Top Malo House had lasted forty-five<ref>''"After about forty-five minutes of fighting, the Argentines finally gave up."'' Twilight Warriors: Inside the World's Special Forces, Martin C. Arostegui, p. 208, St. Martin's Press, 1997</ref>minutes and 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 six Argentinian wounded were: Teniente 1º Humberto Daniel Martinez, Teniente 1º Horacio Losito, Teniente 1º Luis Alberto Brun, Sargento 1º Juan Carlos Helguero, Sargento 1º Humberto Omar Medina and Cabo 1º Raúl Roberto Valdivieso.<ref>Comandos en Acción: El Ejercito en Malvinas, Isidoro Jorge Ruiz-Moreno, Buenos Aires, Emecé, 1986</ref>

Four Royal Marine Commandos (Sergeants Taff Doyle, Steve Groves, Mac McLean and Corporal Chris Stone) were wounded or injured<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 Argentinians 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>in the protracted gun-battle, a testament to the bravery and skill of the Argentinian Commandos that had managed to reach Mullow Stream.

Four Royal Marine Commandos (Sergeants Taff Doyle, Steve Groves, Mac McLean and Corporal Chris Stone) were wounded or injured<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 Argentinians 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>in the protracted gun-battle, a testament to the bravery and skill of the Argentinian Commandos that had managed to reach Mullow Stream some 200 metres away.

Unknown to the M&AWC the entire assault had been watched by civilian volunteers from the 'Red de Observadores del Aire' (R.O.A.) of the Argentinian Air Force observation positions on Malo Hill and elsewhere. Fourteen R.O.A. voluneeters from these positions surrendered to 3 PARA the next day.

Unknown to the M&AWC the entire assault had been watched by civilian volunteers from the 'Red de Observadores del Aire' (R.O.A.) of the Argentinian Air Force observation positions on Malo Hill and elsewhere. Fourteen R.O.A. voluneeters from these positions surrendered to 3 PARA the next day.