Battle of La Plata

Battle of La Plata
Part of Operation Verano and the Cuban Revolution
Date 11–21 July 1958 Location Sierra Maestra mountains, Cuba Result Rebel victory
Belligerents
Republic of Cuba	26th of July Movement
Commanders and leaders
Gen. Eulogio Cantillo Maj. José Quevedo Pérez	Fidel Castro
Strength
Battalion 17 Battalion 18 1 helicopter	Unknown
Casualties and losses
71 killed & wounded 400+ captured	3 killed

The Battle of La Plata (11-21 July 1958) was part of Operation Verano, the summer offensive of 1958 launched by the Batista government during the Cuban Revolution. The battle resulted from a complex plan created by Cuban General Cantillo to directly attack Castro's mountain base in the Sierra Maestra. The battle ended with the humiliating surrender of the assault battalion and the loss of some 500 Cuban army soldiers (killed, wounded, and captured).