June 13–14, 1982 · East Falkland, Stanley perimeter Theater
June 13–14, 1982
The 2nd Battalion Scots Guards assaulted Mount Tumbledown while the 1st/7th Gurkha Rifles simultaneously attacked Mount William. Tumbledown was held by Argentina's elite 5th Marine Infantry Battalion — professional soldiers, not conscripts — who fought with exceptional determination. After a diversionary attack, the Scots Guards' left flanking company fought through the rocky ridgeline for several hours in bitter close combat. By first light on June 14, both peaks had fallen, and Stanley lay open below. Argentine resistance crumbled as the Gurkhas' fearsome reputation had preceded them.
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