Falklands40: Return to Mount Tumbledown

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🗓️ 12 June 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

The Battle of Mount Tumbledown was an attack by the British Army and the Royal Marines on the heights overlooking Stanley, the Falkland Islands' capital. One of a number of night battles that took place during the British advance towards Stanley, the battle led to British troops capturing all the heights above the town.

Professor Tony Pollard is a Professor of Conflict History and Archaeology. Tony joins Dan to detail the battlefield of Mount Tumbledown, the events that led to the capture of Stanley, and the surrender of the Argentine forces on the islands. Tony and Dan also discuss the Falklands War Mapping Project (FWMP), which Tony co-founded with Dr. Timothy Clack. The first time that veterans have taken part- the project uses archaeology to try and alleviate the stresses of PTSD.

Produced by Mariana Des Forges and Hannah Ward

Mixed and Mastered by Dougal Patmore

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0:33.1	Hi everybody, welcome down Snow's history. It's the 40th anniversary on the 13th to the 14th of June,
0:39.3	of the Battle of Mount Tumble down.
0:42.0	One of the Hill battles fought outside Stanley, the capital of Forkland Islands,
0:46.8	during the war to liberate the Forklands from Argentinian occupation.
0:51.5	This battle saw the second battalion of the Scots Guard with some other units attached,
0:55.6	but mainly the Scots Guards attack a well dug-in, fortified position of Argentine defenders,
1:04.2	a stride, one of the great hills that really guard the approach to Stanley.
1:08.8	You may have heard the names of some of the other Hill battles, like Longdon,
1:11.7	Wireless Ridge. Well, Tumble down was one of the bloodiest and hardest fought
1:16.1	in the campaign to liberate the islands.
1:18.1	The Argentinian defenders were a mix of conscriptuals, some professional troops,
1:23.9	and that showed in the tenacity of their defence.
1:27.7	The close quarters night battle has become one of the most memorialised, talked about moments
1:34.9	of the Forkland War. There was a BBC TV drama called Tumble down that millions of people watched
1:38.8	for the first broadcast. And so we thought it was important to mark its anniversary,
1:44.3	and we're doing so in a very special way. We've got Friend of the Pod. In fact,
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