Battle of Wireless Ridge

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The Battle of Wireless Ridge was a key night assault by British forces during the 1982 Falklands War that helped secure the high ground overlooking Port Stanley and hastened Argentina’s surrender.

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Battle of Wireless Ridge canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Argentina ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
casualtiesSide1 dozens wounded (United Kingdom) ⓘ
casualtiesSide2 dozens killed and wounded (Argentina) ⓘ
combatant Argentine Army ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
commander Brigadier Julian Thompson ⓘ
Lieutenant Colonel Herbert Jones ⓘ
surface form: Lieutenant Colonel David Chaundler
conflict Falklands War ⓘ
countryInvolved Argentina ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
date 1982-06-13 ⓘ
endDate 1982-06-14 ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Mount Tumbledown ⓘ
Battle of Mount William ⓘ
Battle of Sapper Hill ⓘ
location East Falkland ⓘ
Falkland Islands ⓘ
Wireless Ridge ⓘ
near Port Stanley ⓘ
notableUnit 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment ⓘ
surface form: 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment

3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (Argentina) ⓘ
operationType infantry attack ⓘ
night assault ⓘ
opposingCommander Lieutenant Colonel Omar Giménez ⓘ
outcome Argentine forces withdrew from Wireless Ridge ⓘ
British forces at Mount Tumbledown ⓘ
surface form: British forces occupied Wireless Ridge
partOf Falklands War ⓘ
partOfCampaign British land campaign on East Falkland ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Mount Longdon ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
significance helped hasten Argentina’s surrender in 1982 ⓘ
one of the final major ground battles of the Falklands War ⓘ
strategicSignificance contributed to Argentine decision to surrender ⓘ
secured approaches to Port Stanley ⓘ
supportedBy Hawker Siddeley Harrier ⓘ
surface form: Royal Air Force Harrier aircraft

Royal Regiment of Artillery ⓘ
surface form: Royal Artillery

Royal Navy naval gunfire ⓘ
armoured personnel carriers ⓘ
artillery bombardment ⓘ
tacticalObjective capture of high ground overlooking Port Stanley ⓘ
terrain ridge ⓘ
timePeriod June 1982 ⓘ
year 1982 ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

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Battle of Goose Green → followedBy → Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ
Battle of Mount Tumbledown → precededBy → Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ
Battle of Mount Longdon → followedBy → Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ
Operation Corporate → includesEvent → Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ
East Falkland → sawMajorBattles → Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ
Argentine surrender at Port Stanley → precededBy → Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ
Battle of Tumbledown Mountain → relatedEvent → Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ
Battle for Port Stanley → tookPlaceAfter → Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ
3 PARA → notableEngagement → Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ
Battle of Mount Harriet → followedBy → Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ
Wireless Ridge → battle → Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ
Battle of Mount Kent → followedBy → Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ
Battle of Two Sisters → relatedEvent → Battle of Wireless Ridge ⓘ