Kettle Hill

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Kettle Hill is a notable battlefield in Cuba where U.S. forces, including Theodore Roosevelt’s Rough Riders, fought during the Spanish–American War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield
hill
associatedWith American expansionism
Theodore Roosevelt
charge of the Rough Riders
combatant Spanish Army
United States Army
conflict Spanish–American War
country Cuba
dateOfBattle 1898-07-01
hasFeature barbed wire defenses
blockhouses
entrenched Spanish positions
historicalPeriod late 19th century
locatedIn Cuba
memorializedIn Theodore Roosevelt’s writings on the Rough Riders
accounts of the Battle of San Juan Hill
militaryOperationType assault on fortified position
near Santiago de Cuba
notableCommander Theodore Roosevelt
notableEvent Battle of San Juan Hill
notableUnit 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry
1st United States Volunteer Cavalry
surface form: Rough Riders
partOf San Juan Heights
Battle of Santiago de Cuba
surface form: Santiago de Cuba campaign
result United States victory
strategicImportance approach to Santiago de Cuba
theaterOfWar Caribbean theater of the Spanish–American War
usedBy Spanish defensive forces
Infantry Branch
surface form: United States Army infantry units

United States Volunteers
surface form: United States volunteer cavalry units

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