British land forces in the Falklands War

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British land forces in the Falklands War were the United Kingdom’s ground troops—primarily army and marine units—who conducted the amphibious landings and land campaigns that recaptured the Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation in 1982.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ground forces ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
casualties over 120 killed ⓘ
commandedBy Brigadier Julian Thompson ⓘ
Brigadier Tony Wilson ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Whitehead ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel Colin Parry ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel David Chaundler ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel Ewen Southby-Tailyour ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel H. Jones ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel Mike Rose ⓘ
Major General Jeremy Moore ⓘ
conflict Falklands War ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime 1982-06 ⓘ
engagedInBattle Battle of Goose Green ⓘ
Battle of Mount Harriet ⓘ
Battle of Mount Kent ⓘ
Battle of Mount Longdon ⓘ
Battle of Mount Tumbledown ⓘ
Battle of Two Sisters ⓘ
Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ
hasComponent Army Air Corps helicopters ⓘ
linked to: army aviation

British Army units ⓘ
Royal Marines units ⓘ
Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm helicopters ⓘ
linked to: Fleet Air Arm

Special Air Service ⓘ
Special Boat Squadron ⓘ
hasUnit 1st Battalion, 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles ⓘ
1st Battalion, Welsh Guards ⓘ
29 Commando Regiment Royal Artillery ⓘ
2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
2nd Battalion, Scots Guards ⓘ
3 Commando Brigade ⓘ
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
40 Commando, Royal Marines ⓘ
42 Commando, Royal Marines ⓘ
45 Commando, Royal Marines ⓘ
5 Infantry Brigade ⓘ
59 Independent Commando Squadron Royal Engineers ⓘ
9 Parachute Squadron Royal Engineers ⓘ
Blues and Royals armoured reconnaissance squadron ⓘ
Commando Logistic Regiment Royal Marines ⓘ
Mountain and Arctic Warfare Cadre ⓘ
notableFor integration of special forces with conventional units ⓘ
long overland advance from San Carlos to Port Stanley ⓘ
operations in harsh South Atlantic weather ⓘ
notableOperation amphibious landings at San Carlos Water ⓘ
land campaign to recapture Falkland Islands ⓘ
objective recapture Falkland Islands from Argentine occupation ⓘ
opponent Argentine land forces in the Falklands War ⓘ
partOf British Armed Forces ⓘ
British Task Force ⓘ
result British victory in the Falklands War ⓘ
recapture of Port Stanley ⓘ
startTime 1982-04 ⓘ
supportedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Falkland Islands ⓘ
South Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: South Atlantic
usedEquipment 105 mm L118 light gun ⓘ
Chinook helicopter ⓘ
linked to: CH-47 Chinook

General Purpose Machine Gun ⓘ
L1A1 Self-Loading Rifle ⓘ
MILAN anti-tank missile ⓘ
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle ⓘ
Scorpion light tank ⓘ
linked to: Scorpion tank

Sea King helicopter ⓘ
linked to: Westland Sea King

Wessex helicopter ⓘ
linked to: Westland Wessex
usedTactic amphibious assault ⓘ
helicopter-borne movement ⓘ
long-range foot marches ⓘ
naval gunfire–supported attacks ⓘ
night infantry attacks ⓘ
special forces raids ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Victoria Cross to Sergeant Ian McKay → associatedWith → British land forces in the Falklands War ⓘ
3 PARA → associatedWith → Falklands campaign landings ⓘ
linked to: British land forces in the Falklands War
Battle of Two Sisters → campaign → Falklands land campaign ⓘ
linked to: British land forces in the Falklands War