Battle of Mount Harriet

Battle of Mount Harriet
	Part of Falklands War
	; Selected mountains in East Falkland
Date	11–12 June 1982
Location	Mount Harriet, Falkland Islands
Result	British victory
Belligerents
United Kingdom	Argentina
Commanders and leaders
Nick Vaux	Diego Soria
Units involved
3 Commando Brigade 42 Commando; 29th Commando Regiment; 59 Independent Commando Squadron; 5th Infantry Brigade 7th Gurkhas; Welsh Guards;	4th Monte Caseros Regiment; 12th Infantry Regiment
Strength
400 Royal Marines, 170 Welsh Guards	400 troops
Casualties and losses
7 killed; 30 wounded	18 killed; 300 captured

The Battle of Mount Harriet was an engagement of the Falklands War, which took place on the night of 11/12 June 1982 between British and Argentine forces. It was one of three battles in a Brigade-size operation all on the same night, the other two being the Battle of Mount Longdon and the Battle of Two Sisters.

One of a number of night battles that took place during the British advance towards Stanley, the battle led to British troops capturing all the heights above the town, allowing its capture and the surrender of the Argentine forces on the islands.

^ "Two Companies of 42 CDO had taken a regimental position for 2 killed and 30 wounded ... We had been ordered to be prepared to press forward the attack onto Mount Tumbledown and Mount William if the enemy fled our initial attack, and time allowed. By dawn, it was obvious that we were in no position to attack. We were exhausted, out of ammo and suffering significant casualties. My 2IC, a radio operator, my tac HQ machine gunner and one of my troop commanders had all been shot and a further 10 wounded. Another troop Commander was suffering from shellshock.". A Rifle Company Commander's Perspective, Major David G. Wheen, Royal Marines

[1] "Two Companies of 42 CDO had taken a regimental position for 2 killed and 30 wounded ... We had been ordered to be prepared to press forward the attack onto Mount Tumbledown and Mount William if the enemy fled our initial attack, and time allowed. By dawn, it was obvious that we were in no position to attack. We were exhausted, out of ammo and suffering significant casualties. My 2IC, a radio operator, my tac HQ machine gunner and one of my troop commanders had all been shot and a further 10 wounded. Another troop Commander was suffering from shellshock.". A Rifle Company Commander's Perspective, Major David G. Wheen, Royal Marines

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