Battle of Santa Clara
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The Battle of Santa Clara was a decisive late-1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution, led in part by Che Guevara, whose victory helped precipitate the collapse of Fulgencio Batista’s regime.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| aftermath |
fall of Batista government
ⓘ
flight of Fulgencio Batista from Cuba ⓘ rebel advance toward Havana ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Batista government forces
ⓘ
Cuban revolutionary forces ⓘ |
| combatant |
26th of July Movement
ⓘ
Batista government forces ⓘ
surface form:
Forces of Fulgencio Batista
|
| commander |
Camilo Cienfuegos
ⓘ
surface form:
Camilio Cienfuegos
Che Guevara ⓘ Che Guevara ⓘ
surface form:
Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Fulgencio Batista ⓘ
surface form:
Fulgencio Batista (as head of government forces)
Roberto Rodríguez Fernández "El Vaquerito" ⓘ |
| conflict | Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| date | December 1958 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1958-12-31 ⓘ |
| followedBy | capture of Havana by revolutionary forces ⓘ |
| hasPart | derailment of an armored train ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Batista government forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Batista’s armored train troops
Cuban revolutionary fighters ⓘ Che Guevara ⓘ
surface form:
Ernesto "Che" Guevara
|
| historicalContext | overthrow of Fulgencio Batista ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Cold War
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War era
|
| location |
Santa Clara, Cuba
ⓘ
Villa Clara Province ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
sabotage of rail infrastructure
ⓘ
urban guerrilla warfare ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Santa Clara, California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
city of Santa Clara
|
| notableEvent | capture of Batista’s armored train ⓘ |
| opponent | Cuban Army units loyal to Batista ⓘ |
| partOf | Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| precededBy | rebel offensives in Las Villas Province ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
26th of July Movement
ⓘ
surface form:
26th of July Movement insurgency
Cuban Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Cuban Revolution of 1953–1959
Fidel Castro ⓘ |
| result |
decisive victory for revolutionary forces
ⓘ
rebel victory ⓘ |
| significance |
contributed to victory of Fidel Castro’s movement
ⓘ
turning point in Cuban Revolution ⓘ |
| startDate | 1958-12-28 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
opened road to Havana for rebel forces
ⓘ
precipitated collapse of Batista regime ⓘ |
| theater | central Cuba ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict | revolutionary battle ⓘ |
| year | 1958 ⓘ |
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