Battle of Alegría de Pío

Battle of Alegría de Pío
Part of Cuban Revolution

Fidel Castro and other surviving rebels, hiding in the forest, 3 days before the ambush at Alegría de Pío
DateDecember 5, 1956
Location
Alegría de Pío, Cuba
19°52′31″N 77°31′26″W / 19.87528°N 77.52389°W / 19.87528; -77.52389
Result Cuban military victory
Belligerents
Cuban National Army 26th of July Movement
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Fidel Castro
Strength
Unknown 82
Casualties and losses
Unknown 60–62

The Battle of Alegría de Pío was a battle in Cuba fought between the 26th of July Movement and the Cuban National Army. It was the first battle fought between the Cuban rebels and the Cuban military during the Cuban Revolution following the landing of 82 members of the movement, headed by Fidel Castro, on the southern coast of Cuba 3 days prior. In the aftermath of the battle, the rebels would be severely crippled, having suffered heavy casualties, and it would take many months for them to fully recover from the defeat.

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