Cuban Revolutionary Army
The Cuban Revolutionary Army (Spanish: Ejército Revolucionario) serve as the ground forces of Cuba. Formed in 1868 during the Ten Years' War, it was originally known as the Cuban Constitutional Army. Following the Cuban Revolution, the revolutionary military forces was reconstituted as the national army of Cuba by Fidel Castro in 1960. The army is a part of the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces which was founded around that time.
| Revolutionary Army | |
|---|---|
| Ejército Revolucionario | |
| Founded | 1868 1960 (current form) |
| Country | Cuba |
| Role | Land warfare |
| Size | 39,000 Active Soldiers |
| Part of | Revolutionary Armed Forces |
| Garrison/HQ | Havana, Cuba |
| Engagements | Escambray rebellion Bay of Pigs Invasion Sand War Guinea-Bissau War of Independence War of Attrition Yemenite War of 1972 Yom Kippur War Angolan Civil War Ogaden War United States invasion of Grenada |
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