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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All labels observed (28)

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.

Sinking of ARA General Belgrano → partOf → Falklands War ⓘ
this entity surface form: South Atlantic naval operations of the Falklands War
Black Buck raids → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Exocet anti-ship missile → usedInConflict → Falklands War ⓘ
subject surface form: Exocet
Super Étendard aircraft → usedInConflict → Falklands War ⓘ
subject surface form: Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard
Special Boat Service → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Leopoldo Galtieri → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Leopoldo Galtieri → event → Falklands War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982
Argentine Army → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Argentine Army → engagedIn → Falklands War ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1982 Falklands War
Vulcan bomber → usedInConflict → Falklands War ⓘ
subject surface form: Avro Vulcan
Royal Navy ratings → usedInConflict → Falklands War ⓘ
40 mm Bofors autocannon → usedInConflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Battle of Goose Green → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Battle of Goose Green → partOf → Falklands War ⓘ
Battle of Mount Tumbledown → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Battle of Mount Tumbledown → partOf → Falklands War ⓘ
Foreign relations of the United Kingdom (historical) → significantEvent → Falklands War ⓘ
SAS → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
subject surface form: Special Air Service
Battle of Mount Longdon → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Battle of Mount Longdon → isPartOf → Falklands War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle for the Falkland Islands (1982)
Argentine Air Force → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Sea Harrier fighter aircraft → usedInConflict → Falklands War ⓘ
subject surface form: Sea Harrier
Type 42 destroyer → usedInConflict → Falklands War ⓘ
British expeditionary forces → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
subject surface form: British Expeditionary Forces
RE → engagedIn → Falklands War ⓘ
Lynx helicopter → usedInConflict → Falklands War ⓘ
subject surface form: Westland Lynx
Mount Longdon → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Royal Military Police → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Royal Army Pay Corps → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Dassault Mirage III → usedInConflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Commando Helicopter Force → engagement → Falklands War ⓘ
Royal Navy Submarine Service → engagedIn → Falklands War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Falklands War naval operations
Royal Air Force units → conflictInvolvement → Falklands War ⓘ
Stanley, Falkland Islands → usedDuring → Falklands War ⓘ
Goose Green → knownFor → Falklands War ⓘ
Goose Green → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
The Paras → historicalConflict → Falklands War ⓘ
3rd Battalion, Parachute Regiment → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Nimrod MR2 → usedDuring → Falklands War ⓘ
Operation Corporate → conflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Operation Corporate → partOf → Falklands War ⓘ
RAF Strike Command → notableOperation → Falklands War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Falklands War air operations
A-4 Skyhawk → usedInConflict → Falklands War ⓘ
Royal Marines Commandos → engagement → Falklands War ⓘ
SS Canberra → conflictParticipatedIn → Falklands War ⓘ
Stanley → wasOccupiedDuring → Falklands War ⓘ
Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan → notableConflictUse → Falklands War ⓘ
subject surface form: Rolls-Royce Pegasus
FV101 Scorpion → combatUse → Falklands War ⓘ
1983 United Kingdom general election → context → Falklands War ⓘ