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Battle of Mount Tumbledown

Battle of Mount Tumbledown was a battle fought on 13 June 1982 at Falkland Islands, in what is now United Kingdom; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the Falklands War. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 641 soldiers; 2 Scorpion light tanks; 2 Scimitar light tanks; 2 frigates against 700 marines; 200 soldiers; 3 Tigercat SAMs.

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Mount Tumbledown, Two Sisters, and Wireless Ridge from Stanley Harbour, Falkland Islands
Mount Tumbledown, Two Sisters, and Wireless Ridge from Stanley Harbour, Falkland Islands. Apcbg, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought13 June 1982lasted 1 day
WhereFalkland Islands, United Kingdom51.696S, 57.968W
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstArgentina
Part ofFalklands War1982

Where it sits in the Falklands War

Operation Black Buck, 1982Battle of Wireless Ridge, 1982Operation Rosary, 1982Invasion of South Georgia, 1982Operation Paraquet, 1982Sinking of ARA General Belgrano, 1982Sinking of HMS Sheffield, 1982Sinking of HMS Sheffield, 1982Raid on Pebble Island, 1982Battle of San Carlos, 1982Battle of Seal Cove, 1982Battle of Goose Green, 1982Attack on HMS Invincible, 1982Skirmish at Top Malo House, 1982Bombing of Mount Kent, 19821982 British Army Gazelle friendly fire incident, 1982Battle of Murrell Bridge, 1982Bluff Cove Air Attacks, 1982Skirmish at Many Branch Point, 1982Battle of Mount Longdon, 1982Battle of Two Sisters, 1982Battle of Mount Harriet, 1982Mount Kent Skirmish, 1982Battle for Stanley, 1982Battle of Mount Tumbledown, 1982Bombing of Two Sisters, 1982Operation Keyhole, 198219821982Battle of Mount Tumbledown, 1982
30 placed engagements of the Falklands War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date13 June 1982
to 14 June 1982
PlaceFalkland Islands, United Kingdom
51.696S, 57.968W
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength641 soldiers; 2 Scorpion light tanks; 2 Scimitar light tanks; 2 frigates700 marines; 200 soldiers; 3 Tigercat SAMs
Casualties and losses10 killed 9 Guardsmen and 1 RE Sapper; c60 wounded - 43 Guardsmen, 8 Gurkhas, 6 Royal Marines and 3 tank crewmen; 1 tank disabled; 1 snowmobile disabled30 killed; 100 wounded; 30 captured
Commanders
  • John Kiszely
Battle of Mount TumbledownBattle of Mount TumbledownBattle of Mount LongdonBattle for StanleyBattle of Mount HarrietBattle of Wireless RidgeBattle of Two SistersBattle for StanleyBattle of Mount HarrietFox Bay100 km51.696S, 57.968W
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Battle of Mount Tumbledown is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 753 in present-day United Kingdom.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4582489, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mount Tumbledown, revision 1377614661, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.