27 May 1982
Battle of Goose Green
Helps capture Goose Green
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Goose Green in Great Britain. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Helps capture Goose Green
Commands 2 Para during the attack on Goose Green.
Argentine forces surrender at Goose Green after the battle.
Helps capture Goose Green
Helps capture Goose Green
Darwin and Goose Green are liberated, and the battalion releases the local inhabitants unharmed and forced the surrender of some 1,200 of the enemy. Commands the 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment after H Jones is killed
Takes command after H Jones is killed.
Commands A Company during the fighting.
Commands B Company during the attack.
Commands D Company during the battle.
Is severely wounded during the battle.
Leads D Company, 2 Para, during the Battle of Goose Green.
Argentines surrender Goose Green, British take 1,400 prisoners, and the Islanders imprisoned at Goose Green by the Argentines are released
Argentines surrender Goose Green, British take 1,400 prisoners, and the Islanders imprisoned at Goose Green by the Argentines are released
Receives news of the Argentine surrender at Goose Green.
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