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Mount Kent Skirmish

Mount Kent Skirmish was a battle fought on 11 June 1982 at Mount Kent, in what is now Argentina. It was part of the Falklands War. The recorded result: British victory.

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Fought11 June 1982
WhereMount Kent, Argentina51.673S, 58.113W
OutcomeBritish victory
BelligerentsUnited KingdomagainstArgentina
Part ofFalklands War1982

Where it sits in the Falklands War

Battle of Wireless Ridge, 1982Invasion of South Georgia, 1982Sinking of ARA General Belgrano, 1982Sinking of HMS Sheffield, 1982Sinking of HMS Sheffield, 1982Battle of San Carlos, 1982Battle of Seal Cove, 1982Battle of Goose Green, 1982Skirmish at Top Malo House, 1982Battle of Murrell Bridge, 1982Bluff Cove Air Attacks, 1982Skirmish at Many Branch Point, 1982Battle of Mount Longdon, 1982Battle of Two Sisters, 1982Battle of Mount Harriet, 1982Mount Kent Skirmish, 1982Battle for Stanley, 1982Battle of Mount Tumbledown, 198219821982Mount Kent Skirmish, 1982
20 placed engagements of the Falklands War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date11 June 1982
to 31 May 1982
PlaceMount Kent, Argentina
51.673S, 58.113W
KindBattle, Cold War
Strength1 destroyer (Glamorgan); 1 Scorpion light tank; 4 helicopters; (1 Chinook,; 3 Sea king)7 helicopters; (1 Puma, 4 Hueys,; 2 Chinooks)
Casualties and losses5 killed (4 from friendly fire); 11 wounded (3 Royal Marines, 4 Gurkhas, and 4 SAS); 1 Harrier jump jet9 killed; 18 wounded; 5 captured; 1 Puma helicopter
Commanders
  • Cedric Delves
Mount Kent SkirmishMount Kent SkirmishBattle of Two SistersBattle of Mount HarrietBattle of Mount LongdonBattle for StanleyBattle of Mount TumbledownBattle of Two SistersFox Bay100 km51.673S, 58.113W
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Elsewhere in 1982

Mount Kent Skirmish is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Argentina.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q6921638, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mount Kent, revision 1378448636, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.