The Falklands 1982The story of the British Forces who reclaimed the Falklands territory from the Argentines. On 3 April 1982, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher announced that Argentine armed forces had landed on British sovereign territory. They had captured the men of Royal Marine detachment NP8901, hoisted the Argentine flag, and declared the islands and their population to be Argentine. An immediate response was required, and a task force was rapidly