✦ History

Part of Falklands War

Battle of Wireless Ridge

June 13–14, 1982 · Battle of Wireless Ridge

Result British victory

2 Para took Wireless Ridge; Argentine forces in Stanley surrendered the next day.

On the map Contemporaries

United Kingdom

Argentina

United Kingdom
Argentina

Strength and losses

Strength
600
Killed
3
Wounded
11
Ships
1
Guns
12
Strength
500
Killed
25
Wounded
125
Captured
37

Units

29th Commando Regiment Royal Artillery Blues and Royals Parachute Regiment (United Kingdom) 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment United Kingdom Commando Force Royal Navy
7th Infantry Regiment (Argentina)

Also involved 1