AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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Revolutionary War
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Mexican American War
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American Civil War
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Spanish American War
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Detailed explanation-1: -The most famous of all the units fighting in Cuba, the “Rough Riders ” was the name given to the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry under the leadership of Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt resigned his position as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in May 1898 to join the volunteer cavalry.
Detailed explanation-2: -Among Theodore Roosevelt’s many lifetime accomplishments, few capture the imagination as easily as his military service as a “Rough Rider” during the Spanish-American War.
Detailed explanation-3: -On July 1, 1898, the United States military achieved the most significant land victory of the Spanish-American War-the battle of San Juan, Cuba.
Detailed explanation-4: -In his after-action report of July 4, 1898, Roosevelt wrote that of the 490 Rough Riders he led into battle at San Juan, 86 were killed and wounded with another half-dozen missing.