Fidel Alejandro Castro17 January 1957
Wins an early guerrilla victory against an army outpost.
Cuba · Revolution / Revolution of Cuba. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Wins an early guerrilla victory against an army outpost.
Commands Batista's summer offensive against Castro's guerrillas.
Defeats a Batista battalion during Operation Verano.
His offensive suffers a serious defeat at La Plata.
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