AMERICAN IMPERIALISM 1890 1919
THE SPANISH AMERICAN WAR
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Rugged Riders
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Rough Riders
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Rough Rugged Riders
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The Rougher Riders
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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: -Roosevelt recruited a diverse group of cowboys, miners, law enforcement officials, and Native Americans to join the Rough Riders. They participated in the capture of Kettle Hill, and then charged across a valley to assist in the seizure of San Juan Ridge, the highest point of which is San Juan Hill.
Detailed explanation-3: -“Roosevelt recruited the Rough Riders in San Antonio, ” Fairchild told me. “They trained in Texas before heading to Cuba.”