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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Wireless Ridge canonical | 13 |
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
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