Fidel Alejandro Castro11 July 1958
General Eulogio Cantillo's forces begin an operation near La Plata intended to strike Fidel Castro's Sierra Maestra positions.
Cuba · Politics / 26th of July Movement. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
General Eulogio Cantillo's forces begin an operation near La Plata intended to strike Fidel Castro's Sierra Maestra positions.
The Battle of La Plata begins as part of Operation Verano, the Batista government's summer offensive against the Sierra Maestra rebels.
Castro's forces compel the surrounded government battalion at La Plata to surrender after days of fighting during Operation Verano.
The Battle of La Plata ends with the surrender of the isolated government battalion and the capture of hundreds of soldiers.
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