We only recommend products we genuinely like, and purchases made through our links support our mission and the free content we publish here on AoM. Teddy Roosevelt (Library of Congress) Theodore Roosevelt or Teddy, was the 26th president of the United States. However, they did not count on Spanish shock. He led a series of charges up Kettle Hill towards San Juan Heights on his horse, Texas, while the Rough Riders followed on foot. And yet, many men dont really know what they accomplished, who they were, or that they were even a military unit of the Spanish-American War of 1898. Within a day of disembarking in Cuba, the Rough Riders were sent into contact with the Spanish. Revolts against Spanish rule had begun to pick up in the latter half of the 19th century, and Americans eventually joined in the protest against Spain. Their original purpose was incredibly practical for both cavalrymen and for the boots on the ground. On August 12, 1898, the Spanish Government surrendered to the United States and agreed to an armistice that relinquished their control of Cuba. Roosevelt himself had a hand in popularizing the legends of the Rough Riders, recruiting Mason Mitchell, a fellow Rough Rider with theatrical talent, to perform for the Republican State Committee of New York. I Theodore Roosevelt having been appointed a Colonel First Volunteers Cavalry in the military service of the United States, do, solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will Support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance of the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter: So help me God. During the Spanish-American War (1898), Native Americans served in the First Territorial Volunteer Infantry and, most famously, the First Volunteer Cavalry, also known as the Rough Riders. Roosevelt was, of course, the most famous member of the regiment. During this time, The Rough Riders ate, slept, cared for the wounded, and buried the dead from both sides. Private. These men were technically known as the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry. Suspenders were still standard military wares 115 years ago. 13. The U.S. had gone to war in opposition to Spanish colonial policies in Cuba, which was then torn by a rebellion. America had become interested in Cuba's liberation in the 1890s as publications portrayed the evil of Spanish Rule. The Spanish had a fleet of cruisers in port. A last-minute gift from a wealthy donor were a pair of modern tripod mounted, gas-operated M1895 ColtBrowning machine guns in 7mm Mauser caliber. The Symbol. It destroyed the Spanish Empire and ushered in a new era of American Empire.
