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Fidel Castro

Castro forced the Brigade to Surrender

Thursday Apr 20, 1961
The Bay of Pigs, Cuba

Castro ordered Captain José Ramón Fernández to launch the counter-offensive, before taking personal control of it. After bombing the invaders' ships and bringing in reinforcements, Castro forced the Brigade to surrender on 20 April.


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