Falklands War

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armed conflict military conflict war

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.

Aliases (13)

1982 Falklands War ×1
Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982 ×1
Argentine surrender in Port Stanley ×1
Battle for the Falkland Islands (1982) ×1
Battle of the Falkland Islands (1982 air operations) ×1
Falklands Conflict ×1
Falklands War (1982) ×1
Falklands War air operations ×1
Falklands War leadership ×1
Falklands War naval operations ×1
Guerra de las Malvinas ×1
Guerra del Atlántico Sur ×1
South Atlantic naval operations of the Falklands War ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	armed conflict → military conflict → war →
alsoKnownAs	Falklands Conflict → Guerra de las Malvinas → 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	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 → South Atlantic Ocean →
notableBattle	Battle of Goose Green → Battle of Mount Longdon → Battle of Mount Tumbledown → 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 (96)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment → 3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment → Argentine Air Force → Argentine Army → Army Air Corps → Battle of Goose Green → Battle of Mount Longdon → Battle of Mount Tumbledown → Black Buck raids → British Expeditionary Forces → Goose Green → Int Corps → Leopoldo Galtieri → Margaret Thatcher government → Mario Benjamín Menéndez → Mount Longdon → Operation Corporate → Parachute Regiment → Prince Andrew, Duke of York → RAF Police → RAF Regiment → Royal Air Force → Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve → Royal Army Medical Corps → Royal Army Pay Corps → Royal Marines → Royal Military Police → Sandy Woodward → Scots Guards → Sinking of ARA General Belgrano → Special Air Service → Special Air Service → Special Boat Service → Welsh Guards → Women's Royal Army Corps →	conflict
40 mm Bofors autocannon → A-4 Skyhawk → Avro Vulcan → Dassault Mirage III → Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard → Exocet → Royal Navy ratings → Scimitar reconnaissance vehicle → Sea Harrier → Type 42 destroyer → Westland Lynx →	usedInConflict
Commando Helicopter Force → Household Cavalry → Royal Corps of Transport → Royal Engineers → Royal Marines Commandos → Royal Regiment of Artillery → Royal Regiment of Artillery →	engagement
Argentine Army ("1982 Falklands War") → British Army → Fleet Air Arm → Gurkha units → RE → Royal Navy Submarine Service ("Falklands War naval operations") →	engagedIn
Battle of Goose Green → Battle of Mount Tumbledown → Operation Corporate → Sinking of ARA General Belgrano ("South Atlantic naval operations of the Falklands War") →	partOf
Falklands War ("Falklands Conflict") → Falklands War ("Guerra de las Malvinas") → Falklands War ("Guerra del Atlántico Sur") →	alsoKnownAs
Fleet Air Arm ("Battle of the Falkland Islands (1982 air operations)") → RAF Strike Command ("Falklands War air operations") → Royal Navy →	notableOperation
Falkland Islands → South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands →	historicalEvent
Goose Green → Margaret Thatcher ("Falklands War leadership") →	knownFor
Foreign relations of the United Kingdom (historical) → Military history of the United Kingdom →	significantEvent
Nimrod MR2 → Stanley, Falkland Islands →	usedDuring
The Iron Lady →	associatedWithEvent
Distinguished Service Order →	awardedDuring
Military Cross →	campaign
Royal Corps of Signals →	conflictInvolved
Royal Air Force units →	conflictInvolvement
SS Canberra →	conflictParticipatedIn
British Armed Forces →	conflictParticipation
British press →	coveredMajorEvent
Falklands War ("Argentine surrender in Port Stanley") →	endedWith
Coldstream Guards →	engagedInConflict
Leopoldo Galtieri ("Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982") →	event
Elizabethan era (second Elizabethan age) →	hasKeyEvent
The Paras →	historicalConflict
Battle of Mount Longdon ("Battle for the Falkland Islands (1982)") →	isPartOf
Blues and Royals →	notableDeployment
Margaret Thatcher ("Falklands War (1982)") →	notableEvent
Royal Army Medical Corps →	notableTheatre
Army Catering Corps →	operatedIn
Argentine Navy →	participatedIn