battle, Cold War

Snipe incident

Name: Snipe incident
Location: Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province, Argentina

Snipe incident was a battle fought in 1958 at Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province, in what is now Argentina. The recorded result: Stalemate. Recorded strength: 1 transport ship; 1 patrol boat; 40 marines against 1 patrol boat; 1 destroyer; 80-120 marines.

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Fought1958

WhereTierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province, Argentina54.954S, 67.148W

OutcomeStalemate

BelligerentsChileagainstArgentina

Casualties and lossesnoneandnone

Record

Date	1958 (year precision)
Place	Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and South Atlantic Islands Province, Argentina 54.954S, 67.148W
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	1 transport ship; 1 patrol boat; 40 marines	1 patrol boat; 1 destroyer; 80-120 marines
Casualties and losses	none	none
Commanders	Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Hugo Alsina Calderón	Arturo Frondizi Isaac Rojas

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Sinking of ARA General Belgrano 1982, 360 km E
Skirmish at Many Branch Point 1982, 640 km NE
Battle of Goose Green 1982, 644 km NE
Battle of Seal Cove 1982, 648 km NE
Battle of San Carlos 1982, 659 km NE

Elsewhere in 1958

Snipe incident 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 Q2295869, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Snipe incident, revision 1374601650, 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.