Administrators Eric Posted April 2, 2019 Administrators Share Posted April 2, 2019 Quote On April 2, 1982, Argentina invades the Falklands Islands, a British colony since 1892 and British possession since 1833. Argentine amphibious forces rapidly overcame the small garrison of British marines at the town of Stanley on East Falkland and the next day seized the dependent territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich group. The 1,800 Falkland Islanders, mostly English-speaking sheep farmers, awaited a British response. The Falkland Islands, located about 300 miles off the southern tip of Argentina, had long been claimed by the British. British navigator John Davis may have sighted the islands in 1592, and in 1690 British Navy Captain John Strong made the first recorded landing on the islands. He named them after Viscount Falkland, who was the First Lord of the Admiralty at the time. In 1764, French navigator Louis-Antoine de Bougainville founded the islands’ first human settlement, on East Falkland, which was taken over by the Spanish in 1767. In 1765, the British settled West Falkland but left in 1774 for economic reasons. Spain abandoned its settlement in 1811... https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/argentina-invades-falklands 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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deputy tom Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 When I read the title, I thought Oh no, not again. tom. 2 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 NSFE NSFW NSFA Seriously. Spoiler 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Historian Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) It was a hell of a fight. Short and brutal. Edited April 2, 2019 by Historian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 Exocets are a bitch . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs.Cicero Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 How I taught my kids about the Falklands War (yea for homeschool!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citra47 Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 After visiting the Falklands, I can see why they fought over it. The area is gorgeous. I saw much of the battle ground and met a lot of locals - many who used their farm equipment (tractors and wagons) to help move British military equipment over many miles to get the soldiers where they needed to be. My wife and I both fell in love with the place & people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Tiger Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) 15 hours ago, Dric902 said: Exocets are a bitch . So was Margaret Thatcher. An absolute iron-balled bitch. Which is a big reason why the Brits won. That and new Sidewinder missles that were supposedly taken off of US jets and sent to the Brits, Edited April 3, 2019 by SC Tiger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&P15T Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) How weird. This has been an interest of mine, watching documentaries on it. Then this morning, for no reason, I watched part of one of the documentaries again before heading out to work. Remember H. Jones of the 2nd Battalion The Paras!! Edited April 3, 2019 by M&P15T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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