first U. S. volunteer cavalry in the Spanish-American War

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:American_West
gptkb:Rough_Riders
gptkbp:battle Rough Riders flag
gptkbp:combat_role infantry support
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Leonard_Wood
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1899
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Battle_of_San_Juan_Hill
gptkbp:famous_for charge at San Juan Hill
gptkbp:formed 1898
gptkbp:fought_against gptkb:Spanish_Empire
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Camp_Wikoff
gptkbp:historical_impact increased U. S. military presence in the Caribbean
gptkbp:historical_period 1890s
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of American imperialism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label first U. S. volunteer cavalry in the Spanish-American War
gptkbp:influenced_by Spanish-American War propaganda
gptkbp:inspired_by American frontier spirit
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Cuban_Campaign
gptkbp:legacy inspired future cavalry units
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:motto “ We are the Rough Riders”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Rough_Riders
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Las_Guasimas
gptkbp:notable_enemies gptkb:San_Juan_Hill
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Joseph_Wheeler
gptkb:John_J._Pershing
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt
gptkb:William_H._Taft
gptkb:Henry_W._Lawton
gptkb:William_H._Mc_Kinley
gptkb:Alfred_W._Mc_Coy
gptkb:Buckey_O'_Neill
gptkb:Charles_W._Young
gptkb:George_E._Roosevelt
gptkb:John_H._Mc_Coy
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt's_Rough_Riders
gptkb:James_H._Wilson
gptkb:Frank_W._Houghton
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Spanish-American_War
gptkbp:post_war_career disbanded after the war
gptkbp:primary_role gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:recruited_from gptkb:civilians
gptkb:Teddy_Roosevelt
various states
gptkbp:size approximately 1,000 men
gptkbp:successor gptkb:1st_U._S._Volunteer_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkbp:theater gptkb:Caribbean
gptkbp:training_programs gptkb:San_Antonio,_Texas
gptkbp:uniform khaki
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_Rough_Riders
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4