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Vine in 1914: The Falklands
The Falkland Islands came to the attention of the British public in 1982, during a conflict with Argentina. But in 1914, the Islands were being used as a strategic base for the British Navy, offering them easy access to the South Atlantic to the east, and the South Pacific to the west.
On 8 December 1914, the British Navy defeated their German counterparts in a decisive battle here, largely thanks to two British battle cruisers, HMS Invincible and HMS Inflexible.
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