British forces at Mount Tumbledown

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British forces at Mount Tumbledown were the UK military units that fought to capture and secure Mount Tumbledown from Argentine defenders during the final stages of the 1982 Falklands War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf combat force
military formation
aftermath contributed to fall of Port Stanley
belligerent United Kingdom
casualties dozens wounded
several killed
commander Lieutenant Colonel David Morgan
Lieutenant Colonel Michael Scott
conflict Falklands War
country United Kingdom
date 1982-06-13
1982-06-14
engagedWith Argentine 5th Marine Infantry Battalion elements
Argentine army units
hasPart 1st Battalion 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles
2nd Battalion Scots Guards
42 Commando Royal Marines elements
45 Commando Royal Marines elements
G Company 2nd Battalion Scots Guards
Left Flank Company 2nd Battalion Scots Guards
Naval gunfire support from Royal Navy ships
Right Flank Company 2nd Battalion Scots Guards
Royal Artillery fire support units
Royal Engineers detachments
linked to: Royal Engineers

Royal Marines elements
locatedIn East Falkland
Falkland Islands
location Mount Tumbledown
objective capture Mount Tumbledown
secure approaches to Port Stanley
opponent Argentine forces at Mount Tumbledown
partOf British land forces in the Falklands War
result British victory
strategicSignificance final ground battles before Argentine surrender in Falklands War
supportedBy Fleet Air Arm helicopters
linked to: Fleet Air Arm

Royal Air Force transport aircraft
Royal Navy
tacticalRole assault force
infantry
theater South Atlantic
timePeriod late stages of the 1982 Falklands War
used artillery support
machine guns
mortars
naval gunfire support
small arms

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3rd Platoon of 6th Infantry Regiment engagedAgainst British forces at Mount Tumbledown
Battle of Wireless Ridge outcome British forces occupied Wireless Ridge
linked to: British forces at Mount Tumbledown