July 1958
Initial Surrender Demands Rejected
Quevedo initially refuses rebel demands while waiting for relief.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at El Jigue in Cuba. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Quevedo initially refuses rebel demands while waiting for relief.
Castro sends messages urging Quevedo to surrender the isolated battalion.
Castro directs the encirclement of Battalion 18 during the Battle of La Plata.
Castro orders rebel units to surround Battalion 18 at El Jigue.
Perez deploys his squad directly opposite Battalion 18's camp.
Rodriguez and his fighters hold a position facing the surrounded battalion.
Cuevas is killed while advancing against government positions.
Castro accepts the surrender of Battalion 18 and captures approximately 240 soldiers.
Batista's government loses Battalion 18 after its encirclement at La Plata.
Castro's forces take approximately 240 Battalion 18 soldiers prisoner.
Quevedo surrenders Battalion 18 after relief attempts fail.
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