Battle of La Plata (1957)

Battle of La Plata (1957)
	Part of Cuban Revolution
	; The Sierra Maestra, near the coast
Date	January 17, 1957
Location	La Plata, Cuba19°55′8″N 76°54′6″W / 19.91889°N 76.90167°W
Result	Rebel victory
Belligerents
26th of July Movement	Cuban National Army
Commanders and leaders
	Fidel Castro
Strength
22	15
Casualties and losses
None	2 killed ; 5 wounded ; 3 captured

The Battle of La Plata was a battle fought on January 17, 1957, in the coastal village of La Plata in the Sierra Maestra mountain range of Cuba during the Cuban Revolution. It is notable as the first battle of the revolution following the Landing of the Granma which was a success for the rebels, who had previously suffered a heavy defeat at the Battle of Alegría de Pío in which the vast majority of their forces had been killed, wounded or captured.

^ ^a ^b Callen, Monte H. Jr. (1985). WARFARE PRINCIPLES OF CHE GUEVARA AND FIDEL CASTRO DURING THE CUBAN REVOLUTION. Air Command and Staff College.
^ ^a ^b Guevara, Ernesto (1998). Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War. Monthly Review Press. ISBN 9780853452270.

[1:-1] Callen, Monte H. Jr. (1985). WARFARE PRINCIPLES OF CHE GUEVARA AND FIDEL CASTRO DURING THE CUBAN REVOLUTION. Air Command and Staff College.

[:1-2] Guevara, Ernesto (1998). Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War. Monthly Review Press. ISBN 9780853452270.

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