San Juan Hill Blockade

American ships were sent over to Cuba, where they blockaded the Spanish fleet. American soldiers would have to be sent in behind the Spanish to flank them and force them out. 17,000 American soldiers were landed near Santiago, and the fighting commenced from there. Colonel Roosevelt and his Rough Riders fiercely attacked the enemies, pushing them back. They were closing in on Santiago, which forced Santiago and his fleet to flee the harbor and into the Blockade of superior American warships that were waiting for them. Santiago surrendered shortly after.

There were many events that led to the battle. years before the battle, Mexico had fought many wars, including one against America. These wars left Mexico sink deeply in debt. Benito Juarez suspended payments to England and France and broke diplomatic relations. The suspension of payments made France angry and they desperately wanted the money so, France invited England

The Battle of San Juan Hill took place in the hills surrounding Santiago, Cuba on July 1, 1898. It was a battle between the Spanish forces commanded by General Arsenio Linares and the United States Army V Corps commanded by MG William Schafter. Although the United States won the battle, MG Shafter did not properly exercise all of the principles of mission command prior to and during the battle. MG Shafter failed to provide a clear commander’s intent and exercise prudent risk, but several of his subordinate leaders developed cohesive teams through mutual trust and exercised disciplined initiative to win the Battle of San Juan Hill.

Roosevelt and his squad were making their way to San Juan Hill and all of a sudden all hell broke lose. They were outnumbered and backed up behind the hill. Then Roosevelt started telling everyone to follow him and they will make it. Most of the US soldiers didn’t want to follow Roosevelt at first because they didn’t have orders to do so. But Roosevelt said that they didn’t have time to wait for orders and that he was the one who now gave orders, so follow me or die sitting here. So after thinking it over all of the soldiers that were left followed Roosevelt over the hill with everything they had and whipped Spain until they surrendered. Roosevelt then became famous or known for the victory at San Juan

The unit was officially named the first United States volunteer cavalry, but after many disreguarded nicknames, they eventually became known as "Roosevelt's Rough Riders." The volunteers that formed the rough riders came from four states, Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. Theodore Roosevelt used his political influence to outfit his regiment with all the latest weapons and uniforms designed to set them apart from the rest of the army. The rough riders encountered their first problem before even leaving the US for Cuba. General Shafter ordered the departure of the rough riders early before there was sufficient space for all the troops, equiptment, and horses. One fourth of the men in the regiment were left behind as the troops set off for Cuban shores, and virtually all the horses and mules were left behind as well. The regiment was then struck by a series of deaths caused by malaria and yellow fever also before hitting Cuban shores, sending the men into Cuba with a low morale before the fighting even started. Leaving the regiment without most of their horses which they were trained to used also contributed to the low morale of the unit. The band of soldiers although having to suffer through unbearable heat, millions of misquitoes, and scorpions, only had to wait 2 short days to see combat. They were one of many regiments at the assault of the Spanish Fortification at Las Guasimas. However they recieved many praises for their

The historically referenced time of 11:30 on the night of April 20, 1898, was the beginning of the Spanish-American War. It began with a fleet of eight ships under the command of Admiral George Dewey’s, named the Asiatic Squadron, slipped into the Boca Grande Channel in Manila Bay, where the crew intended to lay waste to the Spanish vessels in the harbor. The actual invasion may never had occurred without Admiral George Dewey a graduate of the Naval Academy in Annapolis, having commanded the USS Mississippi. Admiral Dewey quite possibly would’ve never been the commander of such a mission, but his military knowledge from surviving a shell explosion on the quarterdeck of the Monongahela, and varied assignments, he wouldn’t have been promoted to post of commander-in-chief of the Asiatic Squadron in May of 1896.

Throughout American history, a number of battles come to hold iconic positions in the shaping of this great nation: Lexington and Concord, the Battle of Bunker Hill, the Alamo, Gettysburg, Belleau Wood, Pearl Harbor, Guadalcanal, Iwo Jima and the Battle of the Bulge, just to name a few. When the Spanish-American War of is thought of, the Battle of San Juan Hill undoubtedly comes to mind. Americans think of the great sacrifices throughout the fight. They think of Teddy Roosevelt charging up San Juan hill, leading his Rough Riders to a miraculous victory. They remember this all-American combination of valiant cowboys, Ivy Leaguers, Pawnee Scouts, polo players and New York City policemen

The siege, fall and ensuing massacre of nearly two hundred Alamo defenders at the hands of Mexican General, Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna y Perez de Lebron’s army of over five thousand was a defining moment in both Texan, and American history. For 13 days against insurmountable odds, a small, but very determined Texan garrison force fended off an equally determined Mexican Army ordered to capture it. I’ll discuss the events and political climate leading up to the siege, key historic figures involved on both sides, the siege itself, along with events immediately following the battle. The iconic phrase, “Remember the Alamo!” would later go on to become a rallying cry at the Battle of San Jacinto.

During the battle of Resaca de la Palma, both sides engaged in vicious hand to hand fighting, the American Cavalry managed to capture the Mexican Artillery resulting in the Mexicans retreating and rerouting, but because of the terrain, Arista could not rally his troops. The Mexicans had heavy casualties and were forced to abandon their artillery and other supplies. Fort Brown caused more casualties when the Mexicans were crossing the river of Rio Grande.

this time many battles were occurred in different cities. We lost many people but gained a great area of land. For example three important events are the battle of Palo Alto, the battle of Buena Vista and the Treaty Of Guadalupe Hidalgo. The Mexican American War is important in American history because it further changed our borders forever. Three important players in the Mexican American War were Zachary Taylor, James K. Polk and Santa Anna. Each of them played an important part in the war. A few days before the Treaty Of Guadalupe, gold was discovered in California which made the Americans want to come farther west more. The battle of Palo Alto took place May 8 of 1846, the battle of Buena Vista took place February 22 of 1847 and the Treaty Of Guadalupe

War actually began for the U.S. in Cuba in June when the Marines captured Guantánamo Bay and 17,000 troops landed at Siboney and daiquire , east of Santiago de Cuba, the second largest city on the island. At that time Spanish troops stationed on the island included 150,000 regulars and 40,000 irregulars and volunteers while rebels inside Cuba

Although many Cubans refused to accept any offers, the wars for independence still broke out in 1895. The U.S. declared war on Spain on April 25,1898. The U.S. defeated Spain and Cuba was officially granted independence and lived as an independent republic on January 1st, 1898. Although the taste of freedom might be sweet to many native Cubans, there is no doubt that all Cuban government in

The Mexican-American war was a conventional conflict battled y traditional armies made up of cavalry and artillery that were mostly European war tactics. The American’s managed to penetrate Mexican land which resorted to using guerrilla warfare as a defence strategy when the Americans penetrated their territory. After the hostilities began, the U.S. military embarked on a three-pronged tactic that was designed to capture Northern Mexico forcing them to retaliate. Two groups of American militaries went to southern Texas, and the third troop led by Colonel Kearny embarked to the western region-New Mexico. General Zachary’s army defeated the Mexican military after a series of battles in De Palma necessitating them to move to the south to gain more victory over the Mexicans. The seizure of Monterey and Los Angeles by the U.S. Navy granted them a second victory. A three-day

On May 15, Theodore Roosevelt began training the famous Rough Riders for battles in Cuba, which brought him the fame that made him vice president in 1901 and then president on September 13 . In Washington, President McKinley received the news of the great battle. However, the battle of Manila did not end the war. 100 miles off the US coast is where Spanish held Cuba, by a substantial army, and hostile to American interests there. No naval force could impose on Cuba, and in order to force the Spanish out, a full scale invasion would have to be mounted.

However, in Spain there was a belief of the United States planning the explosion to began a war. With all of the tension between the two countries, about two months after the attack, there was an outbreak of warfare known as the Spanish-American War. The attack on the ship was in February of 1898 and the war began in April of the same year. It ended in August, 1898 when both countries signed the Treaty of Paris guaranteeing Cuban independence, and forcing Spain to sign Guam and Puerto Rico over to the United States.