The Rough Riders
The Rough Riders was the name bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish-American War and the only one of the three to see action. The United States army was weakened and left with little manpower after the Civil War roughly 30 years prior. As a result, President William McKinley called upon 1,250 volunteers to assist in the war efforts. Leonard Wood, a doctor who served as the medical advisor for both the President and secretary of war, was appointed the position of Colonel of The Rough Riders with Theodore Roosevelt serving as Lieutenant-Colonel.…
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- ISBN: 978-1-935785-63-7
- EAN: 9781935785637
- Produktnummer: 8860892
- Verlag: Bottom of the Hill Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
- Seitenangabe: 152 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D0.8 cm 231 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 231
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