April 15: The invasion, was staged to seem like a revolution by the Cubans themselves and began early that Saturday. Kennedy's plan was to use many Cuban exiles as soldiers. First, the Americans bombed Castro’s air force, which was semi-successful. Both the United States and the United Nations said that America wasn’t involved in the attack; the former was lying while the latter was misinformed.
April 16: Fidel Castro spoke publicly and declared that Cuba would be a socialist nation. Kennedy then canceled the second aerial attack, which was supposed to remove Castro's remaining air force.
April 17: Around 1400 Cuban exiles, called the Brigade 2506, landed ashore in the morning at the Bay of Pigs, but were promptly bombed by Cuba's military. They were defenseless against the overwhelming power of Cuba's military, misinformed by the U.S. government that all the aircraft were destroyed.
April 18: Cuba didn’t know whether this was a full blown attack or not. Even though the Americans' plan depended on surprise, Castro was prepared for an attack. Cuba met the invaders with a seemingly endless supply of equipment and artillery, whereas the Brigade 2506 was quickly running out of resources. Kennedy denied the Navy permission to offer backup and intervene.
April 19: The invaders took refuge in the Bay of Pigs, and Castro’s victory over the U.S. was international news, prompting him to be more aggressive from that point on. 118 Cuban exiles were killed, 360 were wounded, and 1202 were captured, which was a harsher outcome than anyone had foreseen.
April 16: Fidel Castro spoke publicly and declared that Cuba would be a socialist nation. Kennedy then canceled the second aerial attack, which was supposed to remove Castro's remaining air force.
April 17: Around 1400 Cuban exiles, called the Brigade 2506, landed ashore in the morning at the Bay of Pigs, but were promptly bombed by Cuba's military. They were defenseless against the overwhelming power of Cuba's military, misinformed by the U.S. government that all the aircraft were destroyed.
April 18: Cuba didn’t know whether this was a full blown attack or not. Even though the Americans' plan depended on surprise, Castro was prepared for an attack. Cuba met the invaders with a seemingly endless supply of equipment and artillery, whereas the Brigade 2506 was quickly running out of resources. Kennedy denied the Navy permission to offer backup and intervene.
April 19: The invaders took refuge in the Bay of Pigs, and Castro’s victory over the U.S. was international news, prompting him to be more aggressive from that point on. 118 Cuban exiles were killed, 360 were wounded, and 1202 were captured, which was a harsher outcome than anyone had foreseen.