the Falklands War
/ðə ˌfɔːlkləndz ˈwɔː(r)/
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- a war between Britain and Argentina that took place in the Falkland Islands in 1982. The two countries had disagreed about who the islands belonged to since the early 19th century, and when Argentinian armed forces moved there in 1982, Britain declared war. Less than two months later, British forces captured the islands again. Nearly 1 000 soldiers were killed.
福克兰群岛战争：1982年在福克兰群岛上发生的英阿战争。两国自19世纪初以来就对这些岛屿的归属持不同意见，而当1982年阿根廷武装部队移居那里时，英国宣战。不到两个月后，英军再次占领了这些岛屿。近一千名士兵被杀。