17 January 1957
Battle of La Plata
Wins an early guerrilla victory against an army outpost.
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Browse historical events and people recorded at La Plata in Cuba. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Wins an early guerrilla victory against an army outpost.
A complex plan created by Cuban General Cantillo to directly attack Castros mountain base in the Sierra Maestra.
During the Battle of La Plata, Castros forces defeat an entire battalion.
The Battle of La Plata os part of Operation Verano, the summer offensive of 1958 launched by the Batistia Government during the Cuban Revolution.
the battle ends with the humiliating surrender of the assault battalion and the loss of some 500 Cuban army soldiers.
Castro concentrates available fighters near his headquarters to resist the approaching army.
Defeats a Batista battalion during Operation Verano.
His offensive suffers a serious defeat at La Plata.
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