17 May: Argentine Navy Day passes without incident On 17 May 1814 a fledgling Argentine Navy fleet under the command of Irish-born William Brown defeat...
16 May: Argentine supply ships attacked Efforts to soften up Argentine defences on the Falklands continued on Sunday 16 May with the bombard...
15 May: Pebble Island aircraft destroyed In the early hours of Saturday 15 May 1982 the SAS dealt a severe blow to the hopes of Argentine com...
14 May: Pebble Island raid under way Relatively benign (though still foggy) conditions allowed the British Carrier Battle Group to launch...
13 May: HMS Glasgow patched up after bomb attack Gales that had blown up off the Falkland Islands abated by Thursday 13 May 1982, to be replaced by f...
12 May: HMS Glasgow survives bomb attack Wednesday 12 May 1982 could have seen the British task force in the South Atlantic lose a second T...
11 May: Narrow escape for frigates Having left the Carrier Battle Group at midday the previous day, and started her hazardous mission j...
10 May: Sheffield sinks, Alacrity tests the waters Monday 10 May 1982 saw one British task force ship finally sink, and another set out on a mission wh...
9 May: Argentine spy trawler sunk Argentine forces lost another ship and more aircraft on Sunday 9 May 1982, while the slow death of R...
8 May: Back on the offensive Saturday 8 May 1982 saw the British task group in the South Atlantic go back on the offensive after...
7 May: Fog shrouds Carrier Battle Group Diplomatic efforts to end the increasingly hostile situation in the South Atlantic continued to limp...
6 May: Two Sea Harrier pilots killed on patrol The British task force in the South Atlantic on Operation Corporate – the campaign to retake the F...
17 May: Argentine Navy Day passes without incident
On 17 May 1814 a fledgling Argentine Navy fleet under the command of Irish-born William Brown defeat...
16 May: Argentine supply ships attacked
Efforts to soften up Argentine defences on the Falklands continued on Sunday 16 May with the bombard...
15 May: Pebble Island aircraft destroyed
In the early hours of Saturday 15 May 1982 the SAS dealt a severe blow to the hopes of Argentine com...
14 May: Pebble Island raid under way
Relatively benign (though still foggy) conditions allowed the British Carrier Battle Group to launch...
13 May: HMS Glasgow patched up after bomb attack
Gales that had blown up off the Falkland Islands abated by Thursday 13 May 1982, to be replaced by f...
12 May: HMS Glasgow survives bomb attack
Wednesday 12 May 1982 could have seen the British task force in the South Atlantic lose a second T...
11 May: Narrow escape for frigates
Having left the Carrier Battle Group at midday the previous day, and started her hazardous mission j...
10 May: Sheffield sinks, Alacrity tests the waters
Monday 10 May 1982 saw one British task force ship finally sink, and another set out on a mission wh...
9 May: Argentine spy trawler sunk
Argentine forces lost another ship and more aircraft on Sunday 9 May 1982, while the slow death of R...
8 May: Back on the offensive
Saturday 8 May 1982 saw the British task group in the South Atlantic go back on the offensive after...
7 May: Fog shrouds Carrier Battle Group
Diplomatic efforts to end the increasingly hostile situation in the South Atlantic continued to limp...
6 May: Two Sea Harrier pilots killed on patrol
The British task force in the South Atlantic on Operation Corporate – the campaign to retake the F...