Second Battle of Pino del Agua begins

Rebel forces defeated an army detachment during the expansion of guerrilla operations in the Sierra Maestra.

Naval personnel and civilian revolutionaries seized key positions in Cienfuegos before government forces crushed the revolt.

After sailors and civilians seized much of the city, Batista’s air and ground forces crushed the revolt with heavy casualties.

The Rebel Army attacked an army position and strengthened its control of routes in the Sierra Maestra.

Rebel forces fought an army unit in the Sierra Maestra; commander Ciro Redondo was killed in the engagement.

The victory yielded weapons and reinforced the guerrillas’ capacity to resist larger government formations.

Che Guevara’s column established a rebel radio station that circulated news, instructions and political messages across Cuba.

Couriers and underground organizers carried equipment, messages and news between the guerrilla zone and urban networks.

Washington halted government arms deliveries as evidence of repression and political instability mounted, though previously supplied weapons remained in use.

A rebel appeal urged coordinated civil resistance, sabotage and armed action to remove Batista.