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Argentina invades Falkland Islands
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Task forces set sail from the UK
Aircraft carriers HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible sail from Portsmouth as part of a task force of more than 100 ships.
Relevant to the topic because it's when the initial "move" was made by the UK. -
Submarines arrive at the islands from the UK
HMS Spartan’ and ‘HMS Splendid’ (submarines) arrived off of the Falkland Islands.
Relevant to the topic because they were the first British forces to arrive at the Falkland islands. -
South Georgia recaptured
South Georgia is retaken by Royal Marines, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher tells reporters to "rejoice" at the news of the recapture.
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Argentinians surrender at South Georgia.
Relevand to the topic because Argentina is slowly displaying weakness to the British Forces. -
British advance to Port Stanley
British forces advance towards the capital Port Stanley from San Carlos, taking the Argentine positions on Mount Kent and Mount Challenger.
Relevant to the topic because the British are advancing in their mission. -
Peaks captured.
British troops take the key objectives of Mount Longdon, Two Sisters and Mount Harriet from the Argentines.
Relevant to the topic because it's further advance for the British. -
Argentinian forces on Falkland Islands surrender
Relevant to the topic because it shows that the Argentinian forces weren't strong enough, and the UK regained ownership of the Falkland Islands. -
President Galtieri resigns
Argentinian President Leopoldo Galtieri resigns as leader of the country's military junta.
Relevant to the topic because the president resigned due to the fact that he believed he didn't do his job properly. -
Argentina ends hostilities
Argentinian government accepts to end hostilities between the two countries.
Relevant to the topic because it finally put and end to the war and conflict.
