page_title: Argentine Army
section_title: Falklands war
hierarchical_section_title: Argentine Army / History / 1960s and the military junta / Falklands war
caption_attribution_description: Español: soldados argentinos atrincherados. Guerra de Malvinas. English: Argentine soldiers with FN FAL rifles, Falklands War.
context_page_description: The Argentine Army is the land armed force branch of the Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic and the senior military service of Argentina. Under the Argentine Constitution, the President of Argentina is the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, exercising his or her command authority through the Minister of Defense.
  The Army's official foundation date is May 29, 1810, four days after the Spanish colonial administration in Buenos Aires was overthrown. The new national army was formed out of several pre-existent colonial militia units and locally manned regiments; most notably the Infantry Regiment "Patricios", which to this date is still an active unit.
  As of 2019, the active element of the Argentine Army numbered some 70,000 military personnel.
context_section_description: On 2 April 1982, the Argentine Army contributed forces to Operation Rosario, the 1982 invasion of the Falkland Islands, and the occupation that followed. Army forces also opposed the amphibious landing in San Carlos Water on 21 May, and fought the British at Goose Green, Mount Kent, and the battles around Port Stanley that lead to the ceasefire of 14 June followed by the surrender of the Argentine troops.
caption: Argentine soldiers with FN FAL rifles, Falklands War.
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