Cuban Revolution Research Paper
First attack: Moncada Barracks and start of the Revolution
The Cuban Revolution was triggered on July 26, 1953 by a Fidel Castro and his band of rebel soldiers called “The 26th of July Movement”. They launched the first assault upon their own country out of spite of what it had become. Overall, the plan failed, and Castro was captured. Nevertheless, defeat would not keep Castro and his men down for long. This battle and the capture of Castro were the first step in the Cuban revolution. Moncada, the barracks in Santiago, was the rebels target to take over. They had a very specific plan of which they wanted to perform the attack. The date set to launch the assault, July 26, was a day after the 25th, which was a holiday called St. James Day, …show more content…
One car had a flat tire, and two other cars got lost in the streets of Santiago. The first car to arrive at the barracks was successful on getting through the gate and disarming the guards. This was good but randomly, a couple of guards patrolling outside the gate through off the plan and shooting occurred early than expect. The other rebels were not in position yet to start the fight. An alarm was sounded and barrack soldiers began counterattacking quickly. A heavy machine gun was at the top of the barrack’s tower. This kept most rebels out of the city and pinned down. The few soldiers on the inside fought but once half of them were killed, they retreated to the outside of the walls with the remaining survivors. Castro realized the attack was doomed and ordered his men to retreat and scatter. Some men were able to escape, including Fidel and Raul Castro, but many were captured.
The rebels were able to kill 19 federal soldiers during the skirmish. This did not settle well with the remaining soldiers. They tortured and massacred nearly all of the prisoners, even the ones in the hospitals. During this time, some of the police force, under Batista’s order, was rounding up all the other known rebels who had escaped. This group included Fidel and Raul. Luckily for them, they were just jailed, and not executed
The Cuban Revolution was triggered on July 26, 1953 by a Fidel Castro and his band of rebel soldiers called “The 26th of July Movement”. They launched the first assault upon their own country out of spite of what it had become. Overall, the plan failed, and Castro was captured. Nevertheless, defeat would not keep Castro and his men down for long. This battle and the capture of Castro were the first step in the Cuban revolution. Moncada, the barracks in Santiago, was the rebels target to take over. They had a very specific plan of which they wanted to perform the attack. The date set to launch the assault, July 26, was a day after the 25th, which was a holiday called St. James Day, …show more content…
One car had a flat tire, and two other cars got lost in the streets of Santiago. The first car to arrive at the barracks was successful on getting through the gate and disarming the guards. This was good but randomly, a couple of guards patrolling outside the gate through off the plan and shooting occurred early than expect. The other rebels were not in position yet to start the fight. An alarm was sounded and barrack soldiers began counterattacking quickly. A heavy machine gun was at the top of the barrack’s tower. This kept most rebels out of the city and pinned down. The few soldiers on the inside fought but once half of them were killed, they retreated to the outside of the walls with the remaining survivors. Castro realized the attack was doomed and ordered his men to retreat and scatter. Some men were able to escape, including Fidel and Raul Castro, but many were captured.
The rebels were able to kill 19 federal soldiers during the skirmish. This did not settle well with the remaining soldiers. They tortured and massacred nearly all of the prisoners, even the ones in the hospitals. During this time, some of the police force, under Batista’s order, was rounding up all the other known rebels who had escaped. This group included Fidel and Raul. Luckily for them, they were just jailed, and not executed