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