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Falklands War
Location of the Falkland Islands
Map showing location of the Falkland Islands
Date2 April 198214 June 1982
Location
Falkland Islands, South Georgia and surrounding sea and airspace
Result Decisive British military victory (status quo ante bellum), collapse of the Argentine Military Junta led by dictator Leopoldo Galtieri
Belligerents
Argentina
Argentina
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
President Leopoldo Galtieri
Vice-Admiral Juan Lombardo
Brigadier-General Ernesto Crespo
Brigade-General Mario Menéndez
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse
Rear-Admiral John “Sandy” Woodward
Major-General Jeremy Moore
Casualties and losses
649 killed
1,068 wounded
11,313 taken prisoner
75 fixed-wing aircraft
25 helicopters
1 light cruiser
1 submarine
4 cargo vessels
2 patrol boats
1 spy trawler
258 killed[1]
777 wounded
115 taken prisoner
6 Sea Harriers
4 Harrier GR.3
24 helicopters
2 destroyers
2 frigates
1 LSL landing ship
1 LCU amphibious craft
1 containership
4 ships withdrawn[2]

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Events in 1980[edit]

November

December

Events in 1981[edit]

December

Events in 1982[edit]

January

  • January 9 - The British Ambassador to Argentina, Anthony Williams, lodges a formal protest with the Argentine Government following the unauthorised landing on South Georgia by Constantino Davidoff's party.[3]
  • January 12 - The Argentine Joint Armed Forces Committee led by Vice Admiral Juan Lombardo begans planning for the invasion of the Falkland Islands.[3]
  • January 15 - Vice Admiral Lombardo signals Admiral Anaya requesting that Operation Alpha (a plan to establish an Argentine presence on South Georgia) is cancelled. There are fears that a response by the British would include the deployment of a nuclear submarine (in 1976 Argentine actions were frustrated by a Royal Navy task force - see Operation Journeyman) that would threaten the feasibility of Operation Azul (Blue) (later renamed Operation Rosario (Rosary)). Anaya responds that Operation Alpha has been cancelled.[4]
  • January 24 - A series of articles in La Prensa discuss Argentina's options for the Falkland Islands including the possibility of invasion.[3] The British Ambassador, Anthony Williams, reports to the Foreign Office that the Argentine Junta was "too intelligent to do anything so silly".[5]

February

  • February 3 - Britain lodges another formal protest at the unauthrosied landing by Davidoff on December 20 1981.[3]

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

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References[edit]

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^ "The Falkland Islands, A history of Operation Corporate, Falkland Islands History Roll of Honour". Crown Copyright. 2004-10-01. Archived from the original on 2004-10-01. Retrieved 2008-03-16. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2004-10-30 suggested (help)
  2. ^ Rosenkranz, Martin (2002-08-03). "20 Jahre Falklandkrieg" (in German). Archived from the original on 2004-05-30. Retrieved 2008-03-16.
  3. ^ a b c d Jason Lewis. "1982 Falklands War Timeline, A Chronology of events during the Falklands Conflict of 1982". Archived from the original on 2008-08-11. Retrieved 2008-03-16. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2007-08-11 suggested (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ White, Rowland (2006). "1". Vulcan 607. London: Bantam Press. p. 20. ISBN 0593-053915.
  5. ^ Moore, Charles (2005-07-02). "Why an old colonial war now looks very 21st-century". The Telegraph. London. Retrieved 2008-03-15.

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