The plan was a total failure because instead of overthrowing Fidel Castro and his revolution, the plan to overthrow Castro immediately fell apart. Over 100 of the attackers were killed, and more than 1,100 were captured. The plan to overthrow Castro immediately fell apart. The landing force met with unexpectedly counterattacks from Castro’s military, the tiny Cuban air force sank most of the exiles’ supply ships, it turned into a humiliating defeat which pushed Cuba firmly into the arms of the Soviet Union.
The plan was a total failure because instead of overthrowing Fidel Castro and his revolution, the plan to overthrow Castro immediately fell apart. Over 100 of the attackers were killed, and more than 1,100 were captured. The plan to overthrow Castro immediately fell apart. The landing force met with unexpectedly counterattacks from Castro’s military, the tiny Cuban air force sank most of the exiles’ supply ships, it turned into a humiliating defeat which pushed Cuba firmly into the arms of the Soviet Union.