Battle of Mount Harriet

Battle of Mount Harriet
Part of Falklands War

Selected mountains in East Falkland
Date11–12 June 1982
Location
Mount Harriet, Falkland Islands
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom  Argentina
Commanders and leaders
Nick Vaux Diego Soria
Units involved

3 Commando Brigade

5th Infantry Brigade

4th Monte Caseros Regiment
12th Infantry Regiment
Strength
400 Royal Marines, 170 Welsh Guards 400 troops
Casualties and losses

2 Royal Marines, 4 helicopter crew in XX377
1 Welsh Guardsman killed


30 wounded
18 killed
300 captured

The Battle of Mount Harriet was an engagement of the Falklands War, which took place on the night of 11/12 June 1982 between British and Argentine forces. It was one of three battles in a Brigade-size operation all on the same night, the other two being the Battle of Mount Longdon and the Battle of Two Sisters.

One of a number of night battles that took place during the British advance towards Stanley, the battle led to British troops capturing all the heights above the town, allowing its capture and the surrender of the Argentine forces on the islands.