The Falklands War – The Land Battle Part 2 – Towards Stanley November 6, 2019 Ukadmin Falklands War Documentaries, The Falklands War, United Kingdom History </p> <h2>Towards Stanley</h2> <p> On 2 April 1982, Argentinian forces invaded the British overseas territory of the Falkland Islands.</p> <p> </p> <p>Argentina had claimed sovereignty over the islands for many years and their ruling military junta did not believe that Britain would attempt to regain the islands by force.</p> <p> </p> <p>Despite the huge distance involved – the Falklands were 8,000 miles away in the South Atlantic – Britain, under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, undertook the extraordinary feat of assembling and sending a task force of warships and rapidly refitted merchant ships to the Falklands.</p> <p> </p> <p>Credit to : British Army Documentaries</p> <p>
