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Battle of San Juan Hill, 1898

The Battle of San Juan Hill (July 1, 1898) was the bloodiest and most famous battle of the Spanish-American War. It was proclaimed the greatest victory for the Rough Riders, by the press and its new commander, Theodore Roosevelt, overlooking the fact that the Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry and 24th Infantry Regiments had actually done much of the heaviest fighting. The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of US intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. Although the main issue was Cuban independence, the 10 week war was fought in both the Caribbean and the Pacific. US naval power proved decisive, allowing expeditionary forces to disembark in Cuba against a Spanish garrison already brought to its knees by nationwide Cuban insurgent attacks and further wasted by yellow fever. The result was the 1898 Treaty of Paris, negotiated on terms favorable to the US, which allowed it temporary control of Cuba, and ceded ownership of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippine islands. Painting by Walter G. Read, undated.
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Battle of San Juan Hill, 1898
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The Battle of San Juan Hill (July 1, 1898) was the bloodiest and most famous battle of the Spanish-American War. It was proclaimed the greatest victory for the Rough Riders, by the press and its new commander, Theodore Roosevelt, overlooking the fact that the Buffalo Soldiers of the 10th Cavalry and 24th Infantry Regiments had actually done much of the heaviest fighting. The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of US intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. Although the main issue was Cuban independence, the 10 week war was fought in both the Caribbean and the Pacific. US naval power proved decisive, allowing expeditionary forces to disembark in Cuba against a Spanish garrison already brought to its knees by nationwide Cuban insurgent attacks and further wasted by yellow fever. The result was the 1898 Treaty of Paris, negotiated on terms favorable to the US, which allowed it temporary control of Cuba, and ceded ownership of Puerto Rico, Guam and the Philippine islands. Painting by Walter G. Read, undated.
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4200 x 2871 px | 34.5 MB
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35.6 x 24.3 cm | 14.0 x 9.6 in (300 dpi)
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