Batista's Cuban Army

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Batista's Cuban Army was the government military force of Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista that fought against Fidel Castro’s revolutionary guerrillas during the Cuban Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
allegiance Fulgencio Batista
alsoKnownAs Batista regime armed forces
Cuban Army under Batista
associatedWith Batista dictatorship
characterizedBy corruption
human rights abuses
low morale
commandStructure Cuban Ministry of Defense under Batista
conflict Cuban Revolution
country Cuba
dissolvedFollowing triumph of Cuban Revolution
endTime 1959
garrison Havana
governedBy Batista regime
headquarters Havana
ideology pro-Batista authoritarianism
leader Fulgencio Batista
mainOppositionGroup 26th of July Movement
mainOppositionLeader Fidel Castro
notableEngagement Battle of Santa Clara
assault on Moncada Barracks response
operations in Sierra Maestra
notableOpponentCommander Camilo Cienfuegos
Che Guevara
operatedIn Cuba
opposedBy 26th of July Movement
Cuban revolutionary guerrillas
Fidel Castro
partOf Government of Fulgencio Batista
linked to: Fulgencio Batista
precededBy Cuban Army of pre-1952 government
primaryEnemy 26th of July Movement guerrillas
Fidel Castro's guerrillas
role counterinsurgency
internal security
regime protection
significantEvent collapse during 1958–1959 rebel offensive
startTime 1952
statusAfter1959 disbanded
succeededBy Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba
supportedBy United States
timePeriod 1952–1959
type regular army
used U.S.-supplied weapons

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Battle of El Uvero combatant Batista's Cuban Army
Battle of Yaguajay governmentSide Cuban Army under Fulgencio Batista
linked to: Batista's Cuban Army
urban underground of the 26th of July Movement opposedBy Cuban armed forces under Batista
linked to: Batista's Cuban Army
Batista's Cuban Army alsoKnownAs Cuban Army under Batista
linked to: Batista's Cuban Army
Segundo Frente Oriental Frank País opponent Cuban Army under Batista
linked to: Batista's Cuban Army