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The Battle of San Juan Hill (July 1, 1898), also known as the battle for the San Juan Heights, was a decisive battle of the Spanish–American War. The San Juan heights was a north-south running elevation about two kilometers east of Santiago de Cuba. The names San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill were given to the location by the Americans. This fight for the heights was the bloodiest and most famous battle of the War. It was also the location of the greatest victory for the Rough Riders, as claimed by the press and its new commander, the future Vice-President and later President, Theodore Roosevelt, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2001 for his actions in Cuba. The American press at the time overlooked the fact that the Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th and 24th Infantry Regiments ha

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  • Battle of San Juan Hill
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  • The Battle of San Juan Hill (July 1, 1898), also known as the battle for the San Juan Heights, was a decisive battle of the Spanish–American War. The San Juan heights was a north-south running elevation about two kilometers east of Santiago de Cuba. The names San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill were given to the location by the Americans. This fight for the heights was the bloodiest and most famous battle of the War. It was also the location of the greatest victory for the Rough Riders, as claimed by the press and its new commander, the future Vice-President and later President, Theodore Roosevelt, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2001 for his actions in Cuba. The American press at the time overlooked the fact that the Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th and 24th Infantry Regiments ha
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  • 120(xsd:integer)
  • 521(xsd:integer)
  • 8412(xsd:integer)
  • ~3,000 Cubans
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Reason
  • What does this mean?
Partof
  • the Spanish–American War
Date
  • 1898-07-01(xsd:date)
  • September 2013
Commander
  • Theodore Roosevelt
  • William Rufus Shafter
  • Arsenio Linares y Pombo
  • Charles A. Wikoff
Align
  • right
Caption
  • --07-01
  • --07-03
  • A second similar picture is often seen, in which all but the 1st Volunteer Cavalry and Roosevelt are cropped out.
Width
  • 220(xsd:integer)
  • 250(xsd:integer)
direction
  • horizontal
Casualties
  • 114(xsd:integer)
  • 144(xsd:integer)
Result
  • U. S./Cuban victory
Alt
  • --07-03
  • A cropped version of the first image
Image
  • RoughRiders.jpeg
  • SanJuanHeightsUSArmyJuly1898VictorsKettleHill.jpg
combatant
  • Kingdom of Spain
  • Republic of Cuba
Place
  • Near Santiago, Cuba
Conflict
  • Battle of San Juan Hill
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  • The Battle of San Juan Hill (July 1, 1898), also known as the battle for the San Juan Heights, was a decisive battle of the Spanish–American War. The San Juan heights was a north-south running elevation about two kilometers east of Santiago de Cuba. The names San Juan Hill and Kettle Hill were given to the location by the Americans. This fight for the heights was the bloodiest and most famous battle of the War. It was also the location of the greatest victory for the Rough Riders, as claimed by the press and its new commander, the future Vice-President and later President, Theodore Roosevelt, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2001 for his actions in Cuba. The American press at the time overlooked the fact that the Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th and 24th Infantry Regiments had actually done much of the heaviest fighting.
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