Rebel Army (Cuba)

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The Rebel Army (Cuba) was Fidel Castro’s guerrilla force that led the armed struggle against Fulgencio Batista’s regime and ultimately brought about the Cuban Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf guerrilla movement
revolutionary army
activePeriod 1956–1959
alsoKnownAs Castro’s Rebel Army
Ejército Rebelde
commander Fidel Castro
conflict Cuban Revolution
country Cuba
dateOfFormation December 1956
dateOfVictory 1 January 1959
disbandedInto Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
endDate 1959
foundedBy Fidel Castro
goal establishment of a revolutionary government in Cuba
overthrow of Fulgencio Batista
headquarters Sierra Maestra
historicalSignificance principal armed force that brought about the Cuban Revolution
ideology Cuban nationalism
anti-imperialism
revolutionary socialism
integratedInto Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
language Spanish
leader Fidel Castro
militaryBranch ground forces
notableBattle Battle of La Plata
Battle of Las Mercedes
Battle of Santa Clara
notableCommander Camilo Cienfuegos
Ernesto "Che" Guevara
linked to: Che Guevara

Raúl Castro
notableUnit Column 1 "José Martí"
linked to: José Martí

Column 8 "Ciro Redondo"
operationalArea Oriente Province
Sierra Maestra
opposedTo Batista regime
Fulgencio Batista
originEvent Granma landing
partOf 26th of July Movement
placeOfFormation Sierra Maestra
politicalWing 26th of July Movement
predecessor armed wing of the 26th of July Movement
result victory in Cuban Revolution
startDate 1956
status disbanded
successor Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
supportedBy rural peasants
urban underground of the 26th of July Movement
tactics guerrilla warfare
usedPropaganda Radio Rebelde

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Sierra Maestra campaign hasParticipant Rebel Army (Cuba)
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba hasPart Cuban Revolutionary Army
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba precededBy Cuban Army
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
FAR historicalPrecursor Rebel Army of the Cuban Revolution
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
New York Times interview with Fidel Castro subject Sierra Maestra guerrilla movement
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
Hero of Yaguajay holderAffiliation Fidel Castro’s rebel forces
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
Hero of Yaguajay holderAffiliation Rebel Army of the Cuban Revolution
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
Battle of La Plata combatant Fidel Castro's rebel forces
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
Battle of El Uvero combatant Fidel Castro's rebel forces
linked to: Rebel Army (Cuba)
Roberto Rodríguez Fernández militaryBranch Rebel Army (Cuba)