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Irish forces held a position, they were eventually over-run (for a number of reasons), they surrendered and were held as prisoners for a month, and the enemy occupied their position.
Irish forces held a position, they were eventually over-run (for a number of reasons), they surrendered and were held as prisoners for a month, and the enemy occupied their position.
was the Falklands a draw?
Don’t let the facts get in the way of your argument. There was a truce
A tactical victory followed by a strategic defeat. But even if Quinlan knew what was about to happen, what more could they have done except die for a position the enemy had already invested as part of the truce?
The troops on the ground had their victory snatched by a UN force that failed to relieve or support them. So it was a defeat.
Not for A Company, but for the 35th Battalion and ONUC.
For a truce to exist, there needs to be conditions in place where a breach of the truce would see serious reprocussions for those who breach it.
This was not done.
A ceasefire was called as the Irish unit no longer had ammo or water to continue to fight. The other side then held them as prisoner while the other combatants negotiated with their leadership, the ONUC.
The Falklands conflict ended in a ceasefire, after which the Argentine Leaders signed a surrender and all POWs were returned to their home.
This was not the case in Jadotville.
For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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