This video provides a brief history of the Falkland Islands, starting with the English mariner John Strong and the search for a Spanish treasure ship in Chile. It covers the establishment of colonies on the islands by the English and French, the Spanish claim to the territory, and the eventual British acquisition of the islands, including the controversial Falklands War with Argentina in 1982. The video concludes with mention of current tensions over ownership of the islands, fueled in part by the recent discovery of oil reserves in the area.
1. English mariner John Strong is requested to locate a sunken Spanish treasure ship for Anthony Kerry, 5th Vice Count of Falkland, in Chile.
2. The English established a colony in the Falklands in 1765, unaware of the French having done the same a year earlier and the Spanish lay claim to their territory.
3. The Spanish asked the French to leave and handed over their settlement and the French warn the British.
4. Spain also laid claim to the Falklands, the British refused to hand them over, and Spain ultimately withdrew.
5. In 1976, Argentina, under a military dictatorship lead by Galtieri, invaded the Falklands.
6. Britain deployed a task force of over 100 ships to retake the islands and a two-month war ensued.
7. In the end, Britain regained control of the islands and they have remained a British territory despite Argentina's ongoing claims.
8. The war claimed hundreds of lives and left the islands strewn with minefields that remain a problem to this day.
9. In a 2013 referendum, the Falklanders voted overwhelmingly in favor of remaining British.
10. Oil has been found near the islands, making it unlikely that Britain will relinquish control.