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Granma Expedition
The November 1956 voyage of the yacht Granma carrying Castro and 81 fighters from exile in Mexico to Cuba to launch the revolutionary war, most of whom were killed or captured shortly after landing.
Operation Verano
Batista's major military offensive in summer 1958 aimed at destroying Castro's rebel forces in the Sierra Maestra, which ended in a decisive rebel victory that shifted momentum toward Castro.