Comments by "David Elliott" (@davidelliott5843) on "Falklands Conflict at Sea | How the British took the South Atlantic" video.

The Falkland Islands were British at least 70 years before Argentine came into existence. The lands which eventually became Argentina were parts of the Spanish empire. 1690 The British John Strong landed on some remote Atlantic islands, and named them after Viscount Falkland, treasurer of the British navy 1765 The British, were the first to settle West Falkland. 1770 The Spanish, pushed out the British after buying out a French settlement 1771 The British regained the outpost on West Falkland wafter threat of war with Spain 1774 The British withdrew for reasons of cost but retained their claim to the Falklands. Spain maintained a settlement on East Falkland (which it called Soledad Island) until 1811. But the land remained a British possession. 1825 UK officially recognised Argentine independence. The Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation was signed. 1833 Less than a decade later, the British ejected Argentinian invaders from the Falklands. The islands were quickly settled with British farmers. 1892 The Falkland Islands became a British colony. The inhabitants were now officially British subjects with British passports, etc.
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