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1 May 1982 engagements
Part of Falklands War
Sea Harriers in 1980
Sea Harriers in 1980
Date1 May 1982
Location
Area around the Falkland Islands
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Argentina
Commanders and leaders
Sandy Woodward Ernesto Crespo
Casualties and losses
One wounded
One aircraft damaged
Two ships damaged[1]
17 killed, 28 wounded
Five aircraft destroyed, two damaged
Two ships damaged[2]

The engagements between British and Argentine forces on 1 May 1982 were the first major battle of the Falklands War.

  1. ^ Middlebrook 2009, p. 93.
  2. ^ Middlebrook 2009, pp. 92–93.