Falklands War

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The Falklands War was a 1982 conflict between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic, marked by intense naval and air battles.

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Label Occurrences
Falklands War canonical 272
1982 Falklands War 6
Guerra de las Malvinas 5

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf armed conflict ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Falklands War ⓘ
surface form: Falklands Conflict

Falklands War ⓘ
surface form: Guerra de las Malvinas

Falklands War ⓘ
surface form: Guerra del Atlántico Sur
belligerent Argentina ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
casualtiesMilitary over 900 killed in total ⓘ
cause dispute over sovereignty of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
commander Admiral Sandy Woodward ⓘ
General Mario Menéndez ⓘ
Leopoldo Galtieri ⓘ
Margaret Thatcher ⓘ
conflictBetween Argentina ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateOfSurrender 1982-06-14 ⓘ
endDate 1982-06-14 ⓘ
endedWith Falklands War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Argentine surrender in Port Stanley
followedBy political crisis in Argentina ⓘ
strengthening of British garrison in the Falklands ⓘ
influenced fall of the Argentine military junta ⓘ
rise in popularity of Margaret Thatcher ⓘ
involvedBranch Argentine Air Force ⓘ
Argentine Army ⓘ
Argentine Navy ⓘ
British Army ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
legalStatusAfterWar Falkland Islands remained British Overseas Territory ⓘ
location Falkland Islands ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form: South Atlantic Ocean
notableBattle Battle of Goose Green ⓘ
Battle of Mount Longdon ⓘ
Battle of Mount Tumbledown ⓘ
Battle of Mount Longdon ⓘ
surface form: Battle of Wireless Ridge
notableNavalEngagement Attack on HMS Sheffield ⓘ
Black Buck raids ⓘ
Sinking of ARA General Belgrano ⓘ
partOf Cold War era conflicts ⓘ
precededBy longstanding sovereignty dispute between UK and Argentina ⓘ
result British victory ⓘ
continued British control of the Falkland Islands ⓘ
startDate 1982-04-02 ⓘ
territorialDispute Falkland Islands ⓘ
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ
usedWeapon Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
Sea Harrier fighter aircraft ⓘ
Super Étendard aircraft ⓘ
Type 42 destroyer ⓘ
Vulcan bomber ⓘ

Referenced by (310)

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

Royal Air Force → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
British Army → engagedIn → Falklands War ⓘ
Royal Navy → notableOperation → Falklands War ⓘ
Margaret Thatcher → knownFor → Falklands War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Falklands War leadership
Margaret Thatcher → notableEvent → Falklands War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Falklands War (1982)
Military Cross → campaign → Falklands War ⓘ
Royal Regiment of Artillery → engagement → Falklands War ⓘ
Gurkha units → engagedIn → Falklands War ⓘ
Household Cavalry → engagement → Falklands War ⓘ
Royal Army Medical Corps → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
British Armed Forces → conflictParticipation → Falklands War ⓘ
Falklands War → alsoKnownAs → Falklands War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Falklands Conflict
Falklands War → alsoKnownAs → Falklands War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guerra de las Malvinas
Falklands War → alsoKnownAs → Falklands War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guerra del Atlántico Sur
Falklands War → endedWith → Falklands War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Argentine surrender in Port Stanley
Military history of the United Kingdom → significantEvent → Falklands War ⓘ
Special Air Service → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Royal Engineers → engagement → Falklands War ⓘ
Royal Corps of Signals → conflictInvolved → Falklands War ⓘ
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands → historicalEvent → Falklands War ⓘ
Parachute Regiment → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Army Air Corps → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
The Iron Lady → associatedWithEvent → Falklands War ⓘ
RAF Regiment → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
RAF Police → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Distinguished Service Order → awardedDuring → Falklands War ⓘ
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Falkland Islands → historicalEvent → Falklands War ⓘ
Fleet Air Arm → engagedIn → Falklands War ⓘ
Fleet Air Arm → notableOperation → Falklands War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of the Falkland Islands (1982 air operations)
Royal Marines → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
British press → coveredMajorEvent → Falklands War ⓘ
Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle → usedInConflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Int Corps → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Margaret Thatcher government → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Coldstream Guards → engagedInConflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Scots Guards → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Welsh Guards → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
RA → engagement → Falklands War ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Regiment of Artillery
Blues and Royals → notableDeployment → Falklands War ⓘ
Women's Royal Army Corps → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Prince Andrew, Duke of York → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Elizabethan era (second Elizabethan age) → hasKeyEvent → Falklands War ⓘ
Royal Corps of Transport → engagement → Falklands War ⓘ
Army Catering Corps → operatedIn → Falklands War ⓘ
RAMC → notableTheatre → Falklands War ⓘ
subject surface form: Royal Army Medical Corps
Admiral Sandy Woodward → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
subject surface form: Sandy Woodward
General Mario Menéndez → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
subject surface form: Mario Benjamín Menéndez
Argentine Navy → participatedIn → Falklands War ⓘ
Sinking of ARA General Belgrano → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ