British Reconquest of the Falklands
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British reconquest of the Falkland, South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands from Argentine forces during the Falklands War.
Chronology
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May 1982: During the night of 21 May, the British Amphibious Task Group under the command of Commodore Michael Clapp (Commodore, Amphibious Warfare - COMAW) mounted Operation Sutton, the amphibious landing on beaches around San Carlos Water.
April 1982: Operation Paraquet was the code name for the British military operation to recapture the island of South Georgia from Argentine military.
May 1982: In 1982, during the Falklands War, a skirmish took place at Top Malo House on Mount Simon between British forces led by Lieutenant Colonel H. Jones and Argentine forces. Lieutenant Colonel Jones was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery in this battle.
June 1982: On the night of 11 June, after several days of painstaking reconnaissance and logistic build-up, British forces launched a brigade-sized night attack against the heavily defended ring of high ground surrounding Stanley.
June 1982: The commander of the Argentine garrison in Stanley, Brigade General Mario Menéndez, surrendered to British Major General Jeremy Moore, ending the British reconquest of the Falkland Islands.
June 1982: The British retook the South Sandwich Islands.
May 1982: From early on 27 May until 28 May, 2 Para (approximately 500 men), with naval gunfire support from HMS Arrow and artillery support from 8 Commando Battery, Royal Artillery, approached and attacked Darwin and Goose Green, which was held by the Argentine 12th Infantry Regiment. After a tough struggle that lasted all night and into the next day, the British won the battle.
