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| 1958 | Battle of La Plata Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro |  |
| May La Plata During the battle of La Plata, Castro's forces defeat an entire battalion |
| 1958 | Battle of Las Mercedes Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| May Las Mercedes During the battle of Las Mercedes, Castro's army comes close to defeat & manages to pull his troops out by opening up negotiations with General Cantillo |
| 1958 | Invasion of Cuba Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| May When Operation Verano ends, Castro orders 3 columns commanded by Guevara, Jaime Vega and Camilo Cienfuegos to invade central Cuba |
| 1958 | Verano Castro Ruz, Fidel Alejandro | |
| May Batista launches Operation Verano aiming to crush Castro and other anti-government groups |
| May Castro's guerrilla forces scores a series of victories, largely aided by mass desertions from Batista's army of poorly trained & uncommitted young conscripts |
| May When Operation Verano ends, Castro orders 3 columns commanded by Guevara, Jaime Vega and Camilo Cienfuegos to invade central Cuba |
