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Battle of Goose Green
The Battle of Goose Green (28–29 May 1982) was an engagement between British and Argentine forces during the Falklands War.
Goose Green was a well-defended Argentine position on the east side of the island's central isthmus, within striking distance of San Carlos Water, where the British Task Force had made its amphibious landings. Although British intelligence had advised against an attack on Goose Green, it was provoked by news of a possible United Nations-brokered armistice that would have denied British access to
Queen in London.
- Falklands War: Battle of Goose Green commences, the first land battle of the war. Lieutenant-Colonel H. Jones is killed in an action for which he is awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross. British troops reach Darwin, Falkland Islands.
- 29 May
- Pope John Paul II's visit to the UK. Pope John Paul II visits Canterbury, the first time a pontiff has done so.
- Falklands War: Battle of Goose Green concludes when British paratroopers defeat a larger force