Word: lieth
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...landing, a white flag was hoisted by the Argentine commander at Grytviken, and a short while later the blue and white Argentine flag was hauled down. After securing Grytviken, the British were able to make radio contact with a second garrison of 16 Argentine soldiers at another harbor, Lieth, some 20 miles away. Those troops refused to surrender, making a further mopping-up necessary. In the end the British captured 156 Argentine soldiers and sailors and 38 Argentine civilians in the operation. Only one man was wounded, a Santa Fe crewman whose leg was later amputated by a British navy...