- Rough Riders - Wikipedia
The Rough Riders was a nickname given to the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish–American War and the only one to see combat
- Rough Rider | Facts, History, Significance | Britannica
Rough Rider, in the Spanish-American War, member of a regiment of U S cavalry volunteers recruited by Theodore Roosevelt and composed of cowboys, miners, law-enforcement officials, and college athletes, among others
- T. R. the Rough Rider: Hero of the Spanish American War
Among Theodore Roosevelt's many lifetime accomplishments, few capture the imagination as easily as his military service as a "Rough Rider" during the Spanish-American War
- Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders: The 1st US Volunteer Cavalry
Roosevelt recruited men of all types of backgrounds across the country to join the First US Volunteer Cavalry, popularly referred to as the Rough Riders Roosevelt recruited Leonard Wood to become the colonel of the volunteer cavalry, while Roosevelt took the lieutenant colonel position
- The Rough Riders: Theodore Roosevelt’s Volunteer Cavalry
Officially known as the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, the Rough Riders were unique in several ways, including their diverse composition and the involvement of Theodore Roosevelt, who later became the 26th President of the United States
- The American West: The Birth Of The Rough Riders
By the time the volunteers reached San Antonio, Texas, where a training and staging area had been established, they were being called by a variety of names, including the Cowboy Cavalry, the Fighting First, Teddy’s Riotous Rounders, and the name that eventually stuck with them, the Rough Riders
- Rough Riders - World of 1898: International Perspectives on the Spanish . . .
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
- America’s First Volunteer Regiment | The Rough Riders
The Rough Riders emerged as a unique volunteer cavalry unit during the Spanish-American War, led by Colonel Leonard Wood and Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
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