Battle of Goose Green, Remembered The Battle of Goose Green (28–29 May 1982) was an engagement between British and Argentine forces during the Falklands War. Goose Green and its neighbouring settlement Darwin on East Falkland lie on Choiseul Sound on the east side of the island's central isthmus. They are about 13 miles (21 km) south of the site where the major British amphibious landings took place in San Carlos Water (Operation Sutton) on the night of 21/22 May 1982. | The British Falkland Isl

Argentine Surrender at Goose Green 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 Once Thompson and 3 Brigade had agreed to the approach, a message was relayed by CB radio from San Carlos to Mr Eric Goss, the farm manager in Goose Green—who, in turn, delivered it to Piaggi. The call explained the details of a planned delegation who would go forward from the British lines to the Argentine positions in Goose Green bearing a message. Piaggi agreed to receive the delegation. Soon after midnight, two Argentine Air Force warrant offic

Remembering the Falklands… May 28th, 1982. The Battle of Goose Green Goose Green was the first and the longest battle of the Falklands War. It represented a fourteen-hour struggle waged by the Second Battalion the Parachute Regiment (2 Para), pitted against various sub-units of the Argentine army and air force over nearly featureless, wind-swept and boggy ground, most of it in clear daylight and against entrenched defenders. Lest we forget 🌺 | Veterans' Foundation