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The '''Falklands War''' was a [[war]] between the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Argentina]] over the [[Falkland Islands]] in 1982. The Falkland Islands are 480 kilometres from Argentina in the southern [[Atlantic Ocean]].
[[File:Falklands, Campaign, (Distances to bases) 1982.jpg|301px|Photo montage of the Falklands War]]
== Background ==
Argentina and the United Kingdom have both argued over which country the Falklands Islands belongs to since the 1800s. In the 1760s and 1770s, the British set up a town at Port Egmont, which nearly led to a war with [[Spain]] who had a town at Port Louis. Then Argentina became a separate country from Spain in 1817 and set up a [[colony]] on the islands in 1820. An [[United States|American]] [[warship]] later destroyed this town, and the British took the islands again in 1833.
The British kept the islands until Argentinian [[Special Forces]] invaded on April 2, 1982 and took control of the island.
== British response ==
The [[United Nations Security Council]] asked Argentina to withdraw, and tried to end the crisis with [[diplomacy]]. After seven weeks, Argentina did not withdraw, so the United Kingdom sent their [[military]] to attack. After a short battle in the air and at sea, the British landed on May 21 and fought on land until Argentina's army surrendered on June 14.
[[File:HMS Antelope 1982.jpg|thumb|The British ship HMS Antelope after it was hit by Argentine weapons]]
The British captured 11,313 [[Prisoner of war|soldiers]], and killed about 650.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/200775/Falkland-Islands-War
|title=Falkland Islands War (Argentina-United Kingdom)
|accessdate=April 16, 2009
|work=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
|language=en
}}
</ref> Almost half of these Argentinians deaths were when the warship ARA ''General Belgrano'' was sunk by the British [[submarine]] HMS ''Conqueror''. In total there were 258 British deaths.
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:1982]]
[[Category:1980s in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Falkland Islands]]
[[Category:Wars involving the United Kingdom]]
{{Link FA|it}}
{{Link FA|sl}}
{{Link GA|da}}
{{Link GA|de}}
{{Link GA|is}}
[[File:Falklands, Campaign, (Distances to bases) 1982.jpg|301px|Photo montage of the Falklands War]]
== Background ==
Argentina and the United Kingdom have both argued over which country the Falklands Islands belongs to since the 1800s. In the 1760s and 1770s, the British set up a town at Port Egmont, which nearly led to a war with [[Spain]] who had a town at Port Louis. Then Argentina became a separate country from Spain in 1817 and set up a [[colony]] on the islands in 1820. An [[United States|American]] [[warship]] later destroyed this town, and the British took the islands again in 1833.
The British kept the islands until Argentinian [[Special Forces]] invaded on April 2, 1982 and took control of the island.
== British response ==
The [[United Nations Security Council]] asked Argentina to withdraw, and tried to end the crisis with [[diplomacy]]. After seven weeks, Argentina did not withdraw, so the United Kingdom sent their [[military]] to attack. After a short battle in the air and at sea, the British landed on May 21 and fought on land until Argentina's army surrendered on June 14.
[[File:HMS Antelope 1982.jpg|thumb|The British ship HMS Antelope after it was hit by Argentine weapons]]
The British captured 11,313 [[Prisoner of war|soldiers]], and killed about 650.<ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/200775/Falkland-Islands-War
|title=Falkland Islands War (Argentina-United Kingdom)
|accessdate=April 16, 2009
|work=Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
|language=en
}}
</ref> Almost half of these Argentinians deaths were when the warship ARA ''General Belgrano'' was sunk by the British [[submarine]] HMS ''Conqueror''. In total there were 258 British deaths.
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:1982]]
[[Category:1980s in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Falkland Islands]]
[[Category:Wars involving the United Kingdom]]
{{Link FA|it}}
{{Link FA|sl}}
{{Link GA|da}}
{{Link GA|de}}
{{Link GA|is}}