Battle of San Juan Hill

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    The Battles of the War The Spanish-American War consisted of two wars. One took place in the Philippines and the other in Cuba. The major battles of the Spanish American War were fought at Manila Bay in the Philippines (May 1, 1898), San Juan Heights or San Juan Hill in Cuba (July 1, 1898) and Santiago Bay in Cuba (July 3, 1898). The battle of Manila Bay is where the U.S. sunk the an entire Spanish fleet. In just seven hours, the entire Spanish Asian fleet is sunk and the U.S. suffered one…

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    who feel any power of joy in battle, know what it is like when the wolf rises in the heart” This quote, from Theodore Roosevelt, properly explains his, and the rough riders sense of joy from adventure, and the adrenaline from battle. Before Theodore Roosevelt became president, he led a group of men into battle in the Spanish American War. This battle is the reason he became so popular with the American public. Roosevelt and his rough riders saved the day at San Juan Hill, returning to america as…

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    Eighty-six men died, and six disappeared out of the 490 at the battle. After the battles, the remainder of the unit returned to the United States on August 15, taking residence at Camp Wikoff, New York. A month later, the U.S. disbanded the unit after one hundred and thirty three days. While the unit became obsolete, Roosevelt…

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    Cubans fight in Ten Years War, a war between Cuba and Spain, but the Spanish emerged victorious. Then in 1895 violence erupted again, and the Cuban War of independence began. Meanwhile the United States was he great power in the Western Hemisphere and wished to expand their influence for decades. Americans wanted to take over Cuba; on various occasions the United States attempted to buy the island and there was also discussion in Congress about taking islands militarily. Back in Cuba, the…

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    to Cuba which got Spain involved with the war. The effects caused one of the best units called the Rough Riders that was lead by Roosevelt, he had given up his navy post to join the war. Roosevelt helped lead his men in a successful charge up San Juan Hill, that became the most celebrated event of the war, but The 24,000 Spanish Soldiers at Santiago surrendered two weeks later after being trapped by the U.S..After all these events had helped to lead up to the war it all did come to an end. In…

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    the group the Rough Riders. The Rough Riders are known for their courages march up the San Juan Hill under Teddy Roosevelt 's command. The Rough Riders were all volunteers that wanted to be a part of Teddy Roosevelt 's army. At San Juan Hill Teddy Roosevelt is most well known for his decision to charge up the hill and going against the captain 's orders. Teddys decision paid off and him and his army took the hill in around twenty minutes. When Teddy returned home he quickly became known as a…

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    you are.” He certainly did just that during his life. One example of this is when Roosevelt resigned from the United States Navy and organized the First United States Volunteer Cavalry, also known as the Rough Riders, and led them into the Battle of San Juan Hill. Also, during his presidency, he became known as the Trust-Buster while also campaigning for an expansion of the power of the presidency. He also was a big conservationist, establishing the United States Forest Service and multiple…

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    The Spanish-American War

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    many people fighting for and with America perished while taking up arms for the independence of other or their own countries. Throughout the whole entire world, over three hundred thousand service members served for the United States. The total of battle deaths and deaths in service was close to one hundredth of those who served at around twenty-five hundred. There were less non-lethal wounds than deaths for the side of the United States with around sixteen hundred injuries(“America’s Wars”).…

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