Battle of Goose Green

When

28 May 1982 – 29 May 1982

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

51.83° S, 58.97° W

Description

1982 engagement of the Falklands War

Battle of the Falklands War in May 1982

The Battle of Goose Green was fought from the 28th to the 29th of May 1982 by British and Argentine forces during the Falklands War. Located on East Falkland's central isthmus, the settlement of Goose Green was the site of a tactically vital airfield.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Falklands War: Battle of Goose Green: British forces defeat a larger Argentine force”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire britannique à la bataille de Goose Green”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Фолклендская война: в сражении при Гус-Грин британские парашютисты одерживают трудную победу в первом сухопутном сражении войны”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Falklands War2 Apr 1982 · Interstate war · Deaths 950