Battlefield of the Falklands War

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The Battlefields of the Falklands War are the key land combat sites on the Falkland Islands where British and Argentine forces fought intense engagements during the 1982 conflict, now preserved and remembered as historic war locations.

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Battlefield of the Falklands War canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site collection
war battlefield
associatedWith Argentine defeat in the Falklands War
British victory in the Falklands War
climate cold maritime climate
commemoratedBy annual remembrance events
military memorials
conflict Falklands War
countryInvolved Argentina NERFINISHED
United Kingdom
currentUse educational sites
tourist attractions
war memorial sites
endDate 1982-06
hasPart Darwin–Goose Green battlefield NERFINISHED
Goose Green battlefield NERFINISHED
Mount Harriet battlefield NERFINISHED
Mount Longdon battlefield NERFINISHED
Mount William battlefield NERFINISHED
San Carlos battlefield NERFINISHED
Stanley area battlefields NERFINISHED
Tumbledown Mountain battlefield NERFINISHED
Two Sisters battlefield NERFINISHED
Wireless Ridge battlefield NERFINISHED
locatedIn Falkland Islands NERFINISHED
South Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
notableFor close-quarters fighting
intense infantry combat
night assaults
partOf Falklands War land campaign NERFINISHED
preservationStatus partially preserved
significance important site in late 20th-century British military history
symbol of British-Argentine conflict over the Falklands
startDate 1982-05
subjectOf battlefield tours
military history studies
terrainType open grassland
peat bogs
rugged hills
timePeriod 1982
usedBy Argentine Army NERFINISHED
Argentine Marines NERFINISHED
British Army
Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED
Royal Marines NERFINISHED
visibleTraces memorials and plaques
trenches and foxholes

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Mount Longdon, East Falkland category Battlefield of the Falklands War
subject surface form: Mount Longdon