Machurucuto raid

Machurucuto raid
Machurucuto raid is located in Venezuela
Machurucuto
Machurucuto
Date8 May 1967 – 11 May 1967 (3 days)
Location
Machurucuto, Venezuela
Result Venezuelan government victory
Belligerents
Revolutionary Left Movement
 Cuban guerrillas
Supported by:
 Cuba		  Venezuelan National Guard
 Venezuelan Army
Commanders and leaders
Fidel Castro Raúl Leoni
Strength
12 200–300
Casualties and losses
2 dead
2 captured		 Unknown

The Machurucuto raid (Spanish: desembarco de Machurucuto, lit. 'Machurucuto disembarking'), also known as the invasion of Machurucuto (Spanish: invasión de Machurucuto), was a battle involving the Venezuelan Army and National Guard troops against Cuban trained guerrillas.

On 8 May 1967, a dozen guerrillas landed in Venezuela near the coastal town of Machurucuto, with one of them drowning. Venezuelan authorities engaged three of them on the night of 10 May and the battle lasted into 11 May, killing one and capturing the other two. The remaining eight linked up with guerrillas in the Andes who were attempting to overthrow President Raúl Leoni.