1st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Las_Guasimas
gptkb:Battle_of_El_Caney
gptkbp:active_years 1898
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:U._S._Army_Volunteer_Cavalry
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Teddy_Roosevelt
gptkbp:battle_honors gptkb:San_Juan_Hill
gptkbp:combat_role mounted infantry
gptkbp:command_structure regimental structure
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Leonard_Wood
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_impact popularized the Rough Riders name
gptkbp:disbanded December 1898
gptkbp:disbandment_date post-war demobilization
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Spanish–_American_War
gptkbp:formation_date May 1898
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:San_Antonio,_Texas
gptkbp:historical_documentation books and articles written about them
gptkbp:historical_event documented in military archives
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced U. S. military policy on cavalry
gptkbp:historical_period Spanish– American War era
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:first_U._S._volunteer_cavalry_regiment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1st Volunteer Cavalry Regiment
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in celebrated in various ceremonies
gptkbp:is_influential_in gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:legacy inspired future cavalry units
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:motto Victory or Death
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Rough_Riders
gptkbp:notable_achievement recognized in U. S. history
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_San_Juan_Hill
inspired future military units
cavalry traditions
gptkbp:notable_for charge up San Juan Hill
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:recruitment various states
volunteer enlistment
gptkbp:retirement_year disbanded after the war
gptkbp:reunion held in later years
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 men
gptkbp:symbolism American spirit of adventure
gptkbp:training gptkb:Fort_Sam_Houston
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:uniform khaki