Cuban National Army (1902–1935) Cuban Constitutional Army (1935–1959)
Ejército Nacional de Cuba (1902–1935) Ejército Constitucional de Cuba (1935–1959)
Active
1902–1959
Country
Republic of Cuba
Type
Ground forces
Size
80,000 (disputed) (1958)[1]
Engagements
War of 1912
1952 Cuban coup d'état
Cuban Revolution
Attack on the Moncada Barracks
Operation Verano
Battle of Las Mercedes
Battle of La Plata
Battle of Yaguajay
Battle of Santa Clara
Commanders
Notable commanders
Fulgencio Batista Alberto Herrera Franchi Julio Sanguily Echarte José Eleuterio Pedraza Francisco Tabernilla Dolz Manuel López Migoya Genovevo Pérez Dámera Ruperto Cabrera Pedro Rodríguez Avila Eulogio Cantillo Martín Díaz Tamayo José Rodríguez Calderón Alberto del Río Chaviano Ramón Barquín Joaquín Casillas Alfredo Abon Lee
Military unit
The Cuban National Army (Spanish: Ejército Nacional de Cuba), from 1935 known as the Cuban Constitutional Army (Spanish: Ejército Constitucional de Cuba), was the army of the Republic of Cuba from 1902 to 1959.
^Ramonet, Ignacio (2006). Cien horas con Fidel. Conversaciones con Ignacio Ramonet. Tercera Edición. La Habana: Oficina de Publicaciones del Consejo de Estado. p. 234. ISBN 959-274-038-0
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