The Falklands War was the result of the Argentine invasion of the British-owned Falkland Islands. Argentina had long claimed these islands as part of
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On This Day – 2 April – Battle of Copenhagen
The Battle of Copenhagen (Danish: Slaget på Reden) occurred on 2 April 1801 during the War of the Second Coalition when a British naval
On This Day – 28 March – St Nazaire Raid
The St Nazaire Raid or Operation Chariot was a successful British amphibious attack on the heavily defended Normandie dry dock at St Nazaire in
On This Day – 27 March – Battle of Cape Matapan
The Battle of Cape Matapan (Greek: Ναυμαχία του Ταίναρου) was a Second World War naval engagement fought from 27–29 March 1941. The cape is
On This Day – 16 March – HMS Invincible and Memorial
On Monday 16th March 1801, HMS Invincible, a third rate 74 gun ship of the line, sailed out of Great Yarmouth, with recently appointed
On This Day – 4 March – Operation Claymore
Operation Claymore was the codename for a British Commandos raid on the Lofoten Islands in Norway during the Second World War. The Lofoten Islands
On This Day – 14 February – The Battle of Cape St Vincent
The Battle of Cape St Vincent (14 February 1797) was one of the opening battles of the Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808), as part of the French Revolutionary Wars, where
On This Day – 12 February – U33 and Enigma
In February 1940, U-33, then captained by Hans-Wilhelm von Dresky, had been ordered to lay mines in the Firth of Clyde, in Scotland. However,
On This Day – 13 December – Battle of the River Plate
The Battle of the River Plate was the first naval battle in the Second World War and the first one of Battle of the
On This Day – 10 December – Sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse
The sinking of Prince of Wales and Repulse was a naval engagement in the Second World War, part of the war in the Pacific,