Conflict: Falklands/Malvinas
The Falklands/Malvinas War of 1982 was a short but significant conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over sovereignty of the Malvinas / Falkland Islands. The war began on 2 April 1982, when Argentine forces invaded the islands, which had been under British control since 1833. Britain responded by sending a large naval task force to retake the territory. After intense fighting on land, at sea and in the...