Surprise Party

The 2nd Para's attack down the Goose Green isthmus went well until first light, then well-placed Argentine positions, defended by troops with plenty of ammunition, wrecked havoc with the advancing British. While A Company was pinned in front of Darwin …

1982-05-28

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The 2nd Para's attack down the Goose Green isthmus went well until first light, then well-placed Argentine positions, defended by troops with plenty of ammunition, wrecked havoc with the advancing British. While A Company was pinned in front of Darwin Hill, B Company was locked in a bloody brawl in front of the Boca House on the west side of the isthmua 2nd Para had known that the Argentines had men near the house, but they didn't know that the position was this stoutly defended. It was a very unpleasant surprise.

North Of Boca House, East Falkland

The Battle of Goose Green was fought May 28–29, 1982, by British and Argentine forces during the Falklands War. Located on East Falkland's central isthmus, the settlement of Goose Green was the site of an airfield. Argentine forces were in a well-defended position, within striking distance of San Carlos Water, where the British task force had made its amphibious landing. The main body of the British assault force was the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment (2 Para), commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Jones. BBC Radio broadcast news of the imminent attack on Goose Green. Knowing that this had likely forewarned the Argentinian defenders, the broadcast provoked immediate criticism from Jones and other British personnel. After the attack began in the early hours of 28 May 1982, the 2 Para advance was stalled by fixed trenches with interlocking fields of fire. Jones was killed during a solo charge on an enemy machine-gun post. The Argentinian garrison agreed to a ceasefire, and formally surrendered the following morning. As a result of their actions, both Jones and his successor as commanding officer of the battalion, Major Chris Keeble, were awarded medals: Jones received a posthumous Victoria Cross, and Keeble received the Distinguished Service Order.

Wikipedia: Battle of Goose Green

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