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Rough Riders is a 1997 American television miniseries directed and co-written by John Milius about future President Theodore Roosevelt and the regiment known as the 1st US Volunteer Cavalry; a.k.a. the Rough Riders. The series prominently shows the bravery of the volunteers at the Battle of San Juan Hill, part of the Spanish–American War of ...
The Spanish–American War [b] (April 21 – December 10, 1898) was fought between Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba , and resulted in the U.S. acquiring sovereignty over Puerto Rico , Guam , and the Philippines , and establishing a protectorate over Cuba.
The successful landing at Guantanamo and the readiness of the Marines for the Spanish–American War were in contrast to the slow mobilization of the United States Army in the war. In 1900, the General Board of the United States Navy decided to give the Marine Corps primary responsibility for the seizure and defense of advanced naval bases.
The film depicts a fictional unit of Korean War Marines in 1951 and explores the recent racial integration of the Marine Corps. Sgt Towler, an African American, struggles to assert his authority over the platoon, who express their preference for the Caucasian Sgt. Kincaid. 1960 Battle Cry: Raoul Walsh
The Spanish–American War (Spanish: Guerra Hispano-Estadounidense, desastre del 98, Guerra Hispano-Cubana-Norteamericana or Guerra de Cuba ) was a military conflict between Spain and the United States that began in April 1898. Hostilities halted in August of that year, and the Treaty of Paris was signed in December.
The following units and commanders of the U.S. [1] and Spanish armies fought at the Siege of Santiago during the Spanish–American War from July 3 to July 17, 1898. Abbreviations used [ edit ]
John Henry Quick (June 20, 1870 – September 9, 1922) was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his actions at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in 1898 during the Spanish–American War and the Distinguished Service Cross and the Navy Cross during World War I.
The Spanish–American War, 1898. Combined Books. ISBN 0-938289-57-8. Severo Gomez Nunez (1998). La guerra Hispano-americana. Editorial Almena S.L. Spencer C. Tucker, The Encyclopedia of the Spanish–American and Philippine–American Wars (2009) Cuban Battlefields; Benjamin R. Beede (1994). The War of 1898 and U.S. Interventions. Routledge.