Battle of Mount Longdon

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battle engagement of the Falklands War

The Battle of Mount Longdon was a key night assault in June 1982 during the Falklands War, in which British forces captured a strategically important hill overlooking Port Stanley from entrenched Argentine defenders.

Aliases (1)

Battle of Wireless Ridge ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle → engagement of the Falklands War →
belligerent	Argentina → United Kingdom →
campaign	British land offensive towards Port Stanley →
casualtiesArgentineKilled	over 30 →
casualtiesBritishKilled	approximately 23 →
combatStyle	hand-to-hand fighting → infantry assault →
commander	Lieutenant Colonel Hew Pike → Lieutenant Colonel Omar Giménez →
conflict	Falklands War →
countryInvolved	Argentina → United Kingdom →
date	June 11–12, 1982 →
decorationAwarded	Victoria Cross to Sergeant Ian McKay →
defensiveMeasures	Argentine minefields and booby traps →
effect	contributed to the fall of Port Stanley →
endDate	1982-06-12 →
followedBy	Battle of Tumbledown → Battle of Wireless Ridge →
geographicalContext	near Port Stanley →
isPartOf	Battle for the Falkland Islands (1982) →
location	Mount Longdon, East Falkland →
notableIndividual	Sergeant Ian McKay →
objective	capture of Mount Longdon →
outcome	Argentine forces withdrew from Mount Longdon →
partOf	1982 Falklands War land campaign →
precededBy	Battle of Goose Green →
result	British victory →
startDate	1982-06-11 →
strategicImportance	overlooked Port Stanley →
supportingArm	artillery support → engineer support → naval gunfire support →
tacticalFeature	Argentine entrenched defensive positions → close-quarters combat → minefields → rocky high ground →
theater	South Atlantic →
timeOfMainAssault	night →
typeOfOperation	night assault →
unitInvolved	29 (Corunna) Battery, 4th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery → 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment → Argentine 10th Armoured Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron → Argentine 7th Infantry Regiment → Royal Engineers detachments →
weatherConditions	cold and dark winter night →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Falklands War → Falklands War ("Battle of Wireless Ridge") →	notableBattle
Battle of Goose Green →	followedBy
Operation Corporate →	includesEvent
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment →	notableEngagement
Battle of Mount Tumbledown →	precededBy
Mount Longdon →	wasSiteOf