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| 1968 | Wilson, James Harold |  |
| Falklands Agrees a "Memorandum of Understanding" to transfer sovereignty |
| 1982 | Amery, Julian | |
| 3rd Mar Falklands MP Julian Amery asks if 'all necessary steps are in hand to ensure the protection of the Islands against unexpected attack' but receives an evasive reply |
| 1982 | Blake, Peter | |
| 16th June Falklands Peter Blaker, Defence Minister of State, announces that the official count of British military and civilian war dead is 255, with approximately 300 wounded |
| 1982 | Carrington, Peter Alexander Rupert | |
| 20th Mar Falklands Carrington says a diplomatic solution is being pursued |
| 28th Mar Falklands British Foreign Secretaty Carrington asks USASecretary of State Alexander Haig to intercede with the Argentine junta in an attempt to avoid military action |
| 2nd April Falklands Galtieri hails the "recovery" of the Malvinas, saying Argentina had been left no option other than military action, while Carrington tells Parliament "Port Stanley is now occupied by Argentine military forces" |
| 1982 | Clapp, Mike | |
| 2nd April Commodore Mike Clapp is in charge of the amphibious ships |
| 1982 | Fieldhouse, John | |
| 2nd April Northwood In overall command is Commander-in-Chief Fleet, Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse at his headquarters at Northwood near London |
| 17th April Ascension Island Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse chairs conference at Ascension Island with Admiral Sandy Woodward and 3 Commando Brigade which sets out detailed plans for the retaking of the Islands by force |
| 17th April Ascension Island The main task force sails south from Ascension Island |
| 1982 | Hunt, Rex | |
| 31st Mar Falklands Governor Rex Hunt is informed Britain believes Argentina is planning a submarine landing on the Islands as a means of increasing pressure over South Georgia |
| 1st April Falklands At 7.15pm FI time Governor Hunt in a radio broadcast warns Islanders of the impending invasion and mobilises the Royal Marines and Falkland Islands Defence Force |
| 1st April Falklands Governor Hunt is informed at 3.30pm FI time that Britain now believes a full invasion is planned and summons an immediate meeting of government heads of department |
| 2nd April Falklands Governor Hunt advises Islanders that Galtieri has rejected Reagan's intervention, and declares a State of Emergency at 3.25am |
| 2nd April Falklands Governor Hunt (dressed in full regalia), other Foreign Office officials and the captured Royal Marines are forcibly evacuated by the Argentines to Montevideo |
| 2nd April Falklands Governor Hunt orders the surrender at 9.15am - by now the whole town other than Government House is under Argentine control |
| 25th June Portanley Governor Rex Hunt returns to Stanley as Civil Commsisioner |
| 1982 | Leach, Henry | |
| 31st Mar Falklands Chief of Navy Staff Admiral Sir Henry Leach advises a crisis meeting headed by Thatcher that Britain could and should send a task force if the islands are invaded; |
| 1st April Falklands Admiral Leach orders ships on exercise in the Mediterranean to prepare to sail south |
| 1982 | Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 2nd Feb Falklands Thatcher in a private letter to a Conservative Party activist makes clear that she regards the Royal Marine presence in Stanley as sufficient to prevent an Argentine invasion |
| 9th Feb Falklands Thatcher confirms the retirement of HMS Endurance |
| 3rd Mar Falklands MP Julian Amery asks if 'all necessary steps are in hand to ensure the protection of the Islands against unexpected attack' but receives an evasive reply |
| 5th Mar Falklands Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington refuses to send a submarine to patrol off the Islands and South Georgia |
| 6th Mar Falklands Hercules aircraft operated by Argentine military airline LADE,on a mail run to an Antarctic base, lands at Stanley Airport, falsely claiming a fuel leak, and carrying senior Argentine officers who survet Stanley |
| 8th Mar Falklands Thatcher asks the Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence for contingency plans in case of an Argentine blockade or invasion of the Islands |
| 19th Mar South Davidoff sends 40 workmen on naval vessel Bahia Buen Suceso to dismantle Leith whaling station, the workmen fail to ask permission to land from the British Antarctic Survey base at Grytviken and hoist the Argentinian flag |
| 28th Mar Falklands Britain begins contingency planning for the sending of a task force to the Islands |
| 29th Mar Falklands The Joint Intelligence Committee reports an invasion seems imminent, Thatcher orders 3 nuclear submarines south to the Islands |
| 31st Mar Falklands Chief of Navy Staff Admiral Sir Henry Leach advises a crisis meeting headed by Thatcher that Britain could and should send a task force if the islands are invaded |
| 2nd April Falklands 1st day of the Falklands War when the Argentinians capture the Falklands |
| 2nd April South Britain's UN ambassador Sir Anthony Parsons puts a draft resolution to the Security Council condemning the hostilities and demanding immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands |
| 2nd April Falklands Emergency cabinet meeting approves the sending of the task force to liberate the Islands |
| 2nd April Falklands Galtieri hails the "recovery" of the Malvinas, saying Argentina had been left no option other than military action, while Carrington tells Parliament "Port Stanley is now occupied by Argentine military forces" |
| 2nd April South MPs are recalled for a special Saturday sitting of the House of Commons (first since Suez) |
| 3rd April Falklands The UN directive 502 is passed through the House of Commons |
| 3rd April Falklands UN Security Council passes Resolution 502 by 10 votes to 1 (with 4 abstentions) demanding immediate Argentine withdrawal from the Islands - Argentina refuses to comply |
| 5th April Portsmouth Aircraft carriers Hermes and Invincible set sail from Portsmouth |
| 5th April Falklands British Government announces it will impose a 200-mile exclusion zone around the Islands on 26 April |
| 5th April Falklands The task force sails for the Falklands |
| 7th April Falklands A task force is sent by Britain to recapture the Falkland Islands from Argentina |
| 15th April British destroyer group takes up holding position in mid-Atlantic |
| 15th April Reagan terminates Haig's peace mission, declares USAsupport for Britain, imposes economic sanctions on Argentina, and offers Britain materiel and other aid |
| 17th April Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse chairs conference at Ascension Island with Admiral Sandy Woodward and 3 Commando Brigade which sets out detailed plans for the retaking of the Islands by force |
| 20th April Falklands British War Cabinet orders repossession of Islands |
| 22nd April Falklands British task force arrives in Falklands waters |
| 23rd April Falklands Britain warns Argentina that any military or civilian ship or aircraft representing a threat to the task force will be destroyed |
| 25th April South South Georgia is recaptured & the nation is told to "rejoice!" |
| 2nd May Falklands The General Belgrano is sunk by HMS conqueror |
| 12th May Falklands QE2 leaves Southampton with 5 Infantry Brigade comprising Scots Guards, Welsh Guards and Gurkhas |
| 20th May Falklands Thatcher accuses Argentina of 'obduracy and delay, deception and bad faith', tells Commons of collapse of peace process, and orders task force into battle |
| 21st May San Carlos Bay British troops land at San Carlos Bay |
| 14th June Portanley Argentine forces surrender as the British recapture Port Stanley |
| 14th June Portanley Port Stanley is captured & the Argentinians surrender |
| 16th June Falklands Peter Blaker, Defence Minister of State, announces that the official count of British military and civilian war dead is 255, with approximately 300 wounded |
| 20th June Falklands Britain formally declares an end to hostilities |
| 20th June Falklands British forces land on Southern Thule (South Sandwich Islands) - Argentines surrender without a fight |
| 26th June Falklands Thatcher appoints an official commission headed by Lord Franks to examine the causes of Britain's failure to prevent Argentine capture of the Islands |
| 1982 | Woodward, Sandy | |
| 17th April Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse chairs conference at Ascension Island with Admiral Sandy Woodward and 3 Commando Brigade which sets out detailed plans for the retaking of the Islands by force |
| 1982 | Woodwood, Sandy | |
| 2nd April Destroyers and frigates exercising off Gibraltar under Rear Admiral 'Sandy' Woodward were ordered south. They were joined by the carriers Hermes and Invincible, loaded with Sea Harrier fighters as well as amphibious ships and merc |
| 19th May War cabinet gives Admiral Woodward the go ahead for landing plan |
| 1983 | Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 8th June London 8-11 June, visits the Falkland Islands |
