📅 11 July 1958
Rebels surrounded an army battalion near La Plata, cutting its supplies and communications.
📅 21 July 1958
Major José Quevedo surrendered his surrounded force. The rebel victory became a turning point in the summer offensive.
📅 11 July 1958
The guerrillas cut roads and supplies, turning a government advance into a siege that undermined army morale.
📅 21 July 1958
The rebels treated prisoners and returned many through the Red Cross, using the victory to contrast their conduct with dictatorship violence.
