Contemporary era · 1958 – 1959

Battle of Santa Clara

The Battle of Santa Clara was a series of events in late December 1958 that led to the capture of the Cuban city of Santa Clara by rebel forces under the command of Che Guevara at the end of the Cuban Revolution. A decisive victory for the rebels who fought against the regime of General Fulgencio Batista, the battle culminated in the Triumph of the Revolution.

Battle of Santa Clara
Battle of Santa Clara · Anonymous Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
28 Dec 1958 – 1 Jan 1959
Where
Santa Clara
Era
Contemporary

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