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The Falklands War was fought without either side declaring war
Britain and Argentina fought a ten-week war in 1982 over the Falklands that neither side formally declared.
In 1982 Argentina and the United Kingdom fought a ten-week conflict over British Overseas Territories in the South Atlantic, including the Falkland Islands and South Georgia. The fighting began on 2 April when Argentine forces invaded and occupied the Falklands, taking South Georgia the following day.
Britain answered on 5 April by sending a naval task force south to confront the Argentine navy and air force before launching an amphibious landing. The war was never officially declared by either government.
Why it mattersIt shows how a remote island dispute can pull two nations into full-scale combat without a formal declaration of war.
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