The United Kingdom mounted an invasion of the Falkland Islands on January 2, 1833, after the destruction of the Argentine Puerto Soledad settlement by the American corvette Lexington (December 28, 1831). This incident served the Foreign Office to reassert its sovereignty claim over the islands. January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... French steam corvette Dupleix (1856-1887) Canadian corvettes on antisubmarine convoy escort duty during World War II. A corvette is a small, maneuverable, lightly armed warship, smaller than a frigate. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 1831 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for promoting the interests of the United Kingdom abroad. ...

Under the command of Captain James Onslow, the HMS Clio, previously stationed at Rio de Janeiro, reached Port Egmont on December 20, 1832. It was later joined by HMS Thyne. Ipanema beach Cristo Redentor A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Onslow arrived at Puerto Soledad on January 2, 1833. Lt. Col. José María Pinedo, commander of the Argentine schooner Sarandí, who was in charge of the settlement, sent an officer to the British ship. He was presented a written request to replace the Argentine flag with the British one, and leave the location. Pinedo entertained plans for resisting the invasion, but finally desisted because of his obvious numerical inferiority and the want of enough nationals among his crew. The British forces disembarked at 9 am of January 3 and promptly switched the flags, delivering the Argentine one to Pinedo, who left on January 5. January 2 is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

The United Kingdom has held the territory ever since, but for a two months period after the 1982 invasion, during the Falklands War. Argentina mounted an invasion of the Falkland Islands on April 2, 1982 after the civilian occupation of South Georgia on March 19, before the Falklands War proper started. ... The Falklands War or the Malvinas War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas), was an armed conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands, also known in Spanish as the Islas Malvinas, between March and June of 1982. ...

The events of the invasion took place 24 years after the last British invasions in Río de la Plata, when the British Crown attempted to take control of Buenos Aires and thus, over the Viceroyalty of the River Plate. The Rio de la Plata invasions, sometimes also called the South American War, refers to the unsuccessful British invasions in South America from 1806-1807 during the Napoleonic Wars. ... The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen_in_Parliament) legislative power. ... Buenos Aires (Good Airs in Spanish, originally meaning Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ... Created in 1776, the Viceroyalty of La Plata (in Spanish, Virreinato del Río de la Plata) was the last and most shortlived viceroyalty created by Spain. ...