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Date: July 1, 1898

Major General William Shafter accelerated his plan to take Santiago de Cuba(second largest city) when reports of Spanish reinforcements were spotted

(“Battle of San Juan”)

(“The Rough”)

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Arrived in Cuba in time to take part in the war

Consisted of one week of campaign and one day of hard fighting

(“The Rough”)

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Was one of the most significant land victories for the U.S.

About 205 American soldiers were lost, about 1,200 were wounded

(“Battle of San Juan”)

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Also known as the Battle of San Juan Heights

Roosevelt quit his position as Assitant Secretary of the Navy and formed a regiment

(“Colonel Theodore”)

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The regiment was made up of cowboys college boys and they were known as the Rough-Riders

The 10th Cavalry was important in the battle, but never received as much glory as the Rough Riders

(“The Rough”)

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(“Rough Riders”)

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Also participating in the war were the all black “Buffalo Soldiers”

Led by John “Black Jack” Pershing

The war jumpstarted John Pershing’s career and led him to become Commander of  U.S. Forces in World War 1

(“Battle of San Juan”)

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An all black regiment

(“Liberators of Cuba”)

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Born October 27, 1858

Died January 6, 1919

Progressive(Bull-Moose Party)

Soldier, Assistant Secretary of the Navy(Vice President, President)

Led the Rough-Riders to their greatest victory

(“Colonel Theodore”)

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(“Theodore Roosevelt”)

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Works Cited

“Battle of San Juan Hill.” Encyclopedia Britannica, www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-San-Juan-Hill.

Battle of San Juan Hill. Narrated by WikiAudio, 2016. Youtube, m.youtube.com/results?q=Battle%20of%20San%20Juan%20Hill&sm=3. Accessed 15 Mar. 2018.

“Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Part Two.” The Spanish-American War, www.spanamwar.com/tr2.htm.

“Liberators of Cuba.” Wikipedia Commons, commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liberators_of_Cuba.jpg.

“Rough Riders.” Wikipedia Commons, commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RoughRiders.jpeg.

“The Rough Riders  Storm San Juan Hill, 1898.” Eyewitness History, www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/roughriders.htm.

“Theodore Roosevelt Laughing.” Wikipedia Commons, commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Theodore_Roosevelt_laughing.jpg.