Battle of Mount Tumbledown

When

13 Jun 1982 – 14 Jun 1982

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

51.70° S, 57.97° W

Description

1982 engagement in the Falklands War

1982 Falklands War

Mount Tumbledown, Mount William, and Sapper Hill are located to the west of Port Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands. Due to their proximity to the capital, these positions held strategic importance during the 1982 Falklands War. On the night of 13–14 June, British forces launched an offensive against Mount Tumbledown and the surrounding high ground.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA · Read the article

• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributorsCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Falklands War2 Apr 1982 · Interstate war · Deaths 950