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Falklands War

British forces launched a brigade-sized night attack against the heavily defended ring of high ground surrounding Stanley

Friday Jun 11, 1982
Falklands

On the night of 11 June, after several days of painstaking reconnaissance and logistic build-up, British forces launched a brigade-sized night attack against the heavily defended ring of high ground surrounding Stanley. Units of 3 Commando Brigade, supported by naval gunfire from several Royal Navy ships, simultaneously attacked in the Battle of Mount Harriet, Battle of Two Sisters, and Battle of Mount Longdon.


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