British forces at Mount Tumbledown

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combat force military formation

British forces at Mount Tumbledown were the UK military units that fought to capture and secure Mount Tumbledown from Argentine defenders during the final stages of the 1982 Falklands War.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
British forces occupied Wireless Ridge	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	combat force ⓘ military formation ⓘ
aftermath	contributed to fall of Port Stanley ⓘ
belligerent	United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties	dozens wounded ⓘ several killed ⓘ
commander	Lieutenant Colonel David Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Colonel Michael Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Falklands War ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
date	1982-06-13 ⓘ 1982-06-14 ⓘ
engagedWith	Argentine 5th Marine Infantry Battalion elements NERFINISHED ⓘ Argentine army units ⓘ
hasPart	1st Battalion 7th Duke of Edinburgh’s Own Gurkha Rifles NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Battalion Scots Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ 42 Commando Royal Marines elements NERFINISHED ⓘ 45 Commando Royal Marines elements NERFINISHED ⓘ G Company 2nd Battalion Scots Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ Left Flank Company 2nd Battalion Scots Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval gunfire support from Royal Navy ships ⓘ Right Flank Company 2nd Battalion Scots Guards NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Artillery fire support units NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Engineers detachments NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Marines elements ⓘ
locatedIn	East Falkland NERFINISHED ⓘ Falkland Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Mount Tumbledown NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective	capture Mount Tumbledown ⓘ secure approaches to Port Stanley ⓘ
opponent	Argentine forces at Mount Tumbledown ⓘ
partOf	British land forces in the Falklands War ⓘ
result	British victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance	final ground battles before Argentine surrender in Falklands War ⓘ
supportedBy	Fleet Air Arm helicopters NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force transport aircraft ⓘ Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
tacticalRole	assault force ⓘ infantry ⓘ
theater	South Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod	late stages of the 1982 Falklands War ⓘ
used	artillery support ⓘ machine guns ⓘ mortars ⓘ naval gunfire support ⓘ small arms ⓘ

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3rd Platoon of 6th Infantry Regiment → engagedAgainst → British forces at Mount Tumbledown ⓘ

Battle of Wireless Ridge → outcome → British forces at Mount Tumbledown ⓘ

this entity surface form: British forces occupied Wireless Ridge