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At 7.15pm FI time Governor Hunt in a radio broadcast warns Islanders of the impending invasion and mobilises the Royal Marines and Falkland Islands Defence Force
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26700 |
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Admiral Leach orders ships on exercise in the Mediterranean to prepare to sail south
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26701 |
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At midnight Argentina puts Operation Rosario into action by bringing ships into position off the Islands
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26702 |
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Governor Hunt advises Islanders that Galtieri has rejected Reagan's intervention, and declares a State of Emergency at 3.25am
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26703 |
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Argentine special forces land at Mullet Creek at 4.30am, more troops land at York Bay at 5.30am, and by 6am are engaged in battle with the Royal Marines - 3 Argentines are killed
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26704 |
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The main Argentine landing force begins disembarking at Stanley at 8am, by which time the airstrip is cleared and the 25th Regiment flies in
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26705 |
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Governor Hunt orders the surrender at 9.15am - by now the whole town other than Government House is under Argentine control
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26706 |
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Galtieri hails the "recovery" of the Malvinas, saying Argentina had been left no option other than military action, while Carrington tells Parliament "Port Stanley is now occupied by Argentine military forces"
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26707 |
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During the afternoon Governor Hunt (dressed in full regalia), other Foreign Office officials and the captured Royal Marines are forcibly evacuated by the Argentines to Montevideo
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26708 |
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Brigadier General Mario Menendez is appointed governor of 'Islas Malvinas' and Dependenciesz;
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26709 |