Ernesto "Che" GuevaraJuly 1958
Guevara plays a critical role in the Battle of Las Mercedes by using his column to halt a force of 1,500 men called up by Batista's General Cantillo in a plan to encircle and destroy Castros forces
Argentina · Politics / 26th of July Movement. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Guevara plays a critical role in the Battle of Las Mercedes by using his column to halt a force of 1,500 men called up by Batista's General Cantillo in a plan to encircle and destroy Castros forces
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