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Battle for Stanley begins on Mount Longdon, Mount Harriet and Two Sisters - 23 paras and 50 Argentines die.
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Sergeant Ian McKay of 3 Para is killed on Mount Longdon and subsequently awarded Victoria Cross.
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3 Islanders killed during British naval bombardment of Stanley.
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Pope John Paul II visits Argentina and denounces all wars as 'unjust'.
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27743 |
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3 Para take Mount Longdon - another 6 paras and 50 Argentines die, including Sergeant Ian John McKay who is awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.
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27744 |
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42 Commando take Mount Harriet and 45 Commando take Two Sisters.
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27745 |
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British destroyer Glamorgan badly damaged by land-launched exocet missile - 13 die.
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27746 |
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5 Infantry Brigade moves into position.
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Battle for Tumbledown, Wireless Ridge and Mount William - 15 Britons and 40 Argentines die.
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By daylight Argentine troops are fleeing in disarray, by mid-morning white flags are flying in Stanley, and by noon the British have marched to the outskirts of Stanley.
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