Claims that Britain offered no resistance when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands are inaccurate. The Royal Naval Party and Royal Marines fought the landing force despite being too few to stop it. The garrison inflicted damage, though the amount and exact events remain disputed. Its tactical resistance did not give it the strength to defeat a much larger amphibious assault.
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The Royal Marines resisted the Falklands invasion
The small British garrison fought during the Argentine landing, though the precise damage it inflicted remains disputed.