The Falkland War was a war fought between The United Kingdom and Argentina in 1982. As you may understand, the war took place at the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean east of Argentina, which consists of to larger, and a number of small islands.
The people who lived on the islands were european settlers and explorers who has land there. Before the Europeann nations started their colonization, nobody lived there.
The war itself didn't last for too long. It started on the 2th of April with a Argentine invasion, and ended 14th of June, when they had to surrender.
At this time the Falkland territories belonged to the British.
As a result of the war, nearly 900 men lost their lives.
