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APPROACH TO and BATTLE FOR STANLEY (Parts 41-49)

Part 49. 1/7th GURKHA'S APPROACH TO MOUNT WILLIAM

14th June 1982

Soldiers of the 1/7th Gurkha Rifles on N side of Tumbledown Mountain (Courtesy - Capt Narain prasad Rai)

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right - 1/7th Gurkhas intended objective as follow up to 2nd Scots

 

Leaving C Coy to garrison Goose Green, the Gurkhas moved towards Stanley. On Monday 7th, D Coy sailed around to the Fitzroy/Bluff Cove area in the Falkland's coaster "Monsunen" now back in British hands after being taken over by the Royal Navy at Darwin. Over the next two days, the rest of the battalion helicoptered in, and then moved to an area south of Mount Challenger in reserve, in time for the 3 Cdo Bde assaults.

In preparation for their attack on Mount William, they again helicoptered forward on Sunday 13th to a position just south of Two Sisters. As the Scots Guards battled for Tumbledown, the Gurkhas marched along the line of Goat Ridge, and just to the north of Tumbledown ready for their assault, and on the way suffered casualties from Argentine shellfire. As dawn approached and the Guards had still not secured Tumbledown, it appeared the Gurkhas would have to make a daylight assault on Mount William.

 
 
 

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