Battle of Mount Harriet | |||||||
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Part of Falklands War | |||||||
Selected mountains in East Falkland | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Kingdom | Argentina | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nick Vaux | Diego Soria | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
4th Monte Caseros Regiment 12th Infantry Regiment | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
400 Royal Marines, 170 Welsh Guards | 400 troops | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
7 killed 30 wounded[1] |
18 killed 300 captured |
The Battle of Mount Harriet was an engagement of the Falklands War, which took place on the night of 11/12 June 1982 between British and Argentine forces. It was one of three battles in a Brigade-size operation all on the same night, the other two being the Battle of Mount Longdon and the Battle of Two Sisters.
One of a number of night battles that took place during the British advance towards Stanley, the battle led to British troops capturing all the heights above the town, allowing its capture and the surrender of the Argentine forces on the islands.