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Mount HarrietThe Battle of Mount Harriet was one of three battles (the other two being the Battles of Two Sisters and Mount Longdon) fought on the night of June 11th to June 12th, 1982. British forces in this battle consisted of 42 Commando (42 CDO) Royal Marines under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Nick Vaux, supported by 29 Commando Regiment, Royal Artillery, and with 1st Battalion Welsh Guards (1WG) and two companies of 40 Commando (40 CDO) in reserve. Additionally, naval gunfire support was provided by HMS Yarmouth. Argentine forces consisted of approximately 400 troops of the 4th Infantry Regiment (RI 4) under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Diego Soria. After many days of skirmishing, the battle proper began on June 11th with a naval bombardment of Argentine positions which killed two and wounded twenty-five. The British advance that followed was a textbook example of good planning, and the use of deception and surprise - in particular, by attacking from an unexpected direction. As a result, despite some superiority in Argentine equipment (such as better American night sights), and hard-fighting by Argentine troops (despite the later myth of them being ill-trained conscripts), the British ultimately prevailed. British casualties consisted of 2 killed and 26 wounded. The Argentines suffered 18 killed and 50 wounded. Additionally, about 300 Argentines were taken prisoner.   |
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