20th Century Battlefields - Falklands War

Documentary about the Falklands War presented by historian father and son Peter and Dan Snow

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[MrLizbudu]

I hope Argentina will fight for Falklands again...

[HauptmannRob]

@MrLizbudu

Part of me does, but the rest doesn't

Besides, they can't fight anyway. They don't have the technology or the experience the UK forces can bring to a fight.

[munkofpunk]

"not surrendering to the bloody argies" fucking legend

[HauptmannRob]

@EliasCalabretta1

The French set up a colony in 1765, the British then did in 1766 then the French let Spain have theirs in 1767

The plaque claiming British sovereignity was left in 1776, when the British left then the Spanish left a plaque around 1811. Argentina as a country did not even exist until 1816.

True, they fought Spain and captured territory and landed in 1833 which the British then 'captured' back because it was British as they had an earlier clam than Spain.

[HauptmannRob]

@ianrkav

Of course, however the Argentine agenda is that they will only accept sovereignty of the Falklands and nothing less. The UK will not entertain any notion even remotely resembling that idea down to principle and the wishes of the Islanders.

Its why talks have not amounted to anything and never will unless either the UK or Argentina changes their stance (which is unlikely given that both sides believe to be the rightful 'owners')

[ianrkav]

@HauptmannRob Maybe they could compromise. Jaw Jaw is better than war war surely?

[faustto333]

colonialistas salgan de Malvinas que son de Argentina. usurpadores

[ianrkav]

@HauptmannRob Doesn't work! The Argies claim they gained all former Spanish colonies when they won their indepenence from Spain. In that case and by the same logic they should claim the rest of Spanish speaking South America too, Lol:-)

Their claims have no substance or sense! They're simply using the Falklands to divert their own people from more important issues back home!

[ianrkav]

@MrLizbudu Is this because you're a Ghurka:-)?

[MrGreatrex]

@MrLizbudu you mean fight against

[HauptmannRob]

@ianrkav

That part is wrong, yes.

I suppose one could argue the Spanish heritage on the islands being counted as Argentina (although not legitimate)

There's no way diplomacy will work. Argentina wants sovereignity over the Falklands and the Islanders won't allow it and neither will the UK

[ianrkav]

@HauptmannRob By the way, they were not officially called 'Argentina' actually the 'República Argentina' until 8th August 1860! So much for their claims:-)

[ianrkav]

@HauptmannRob John Snow mentioned in this vid that Argentina had control for a 'decade' up to 1833. I can't find that in any history I've read so far. What I have found is that they had a garrison between December 1832 to January 1833. Before that they had minor control between August 1829 to December 1831, but they were then called 'The United Provinces of the River Plate,' and didn't even have full control over what is now Argentina, let alone the Falklands! John Snow was wrong.

[amichair]

there should be a Call of Duty on the falklands war. just saying :)