IN THE RANKS
Nov 27, 2017
2 minutes
The armed forces of the combatants were in transition on the eve of the Spanish-American War. As the United States asserted its military strength on land and sea, the rapid recruitment and training of new troops became a priority. However, the
Spanish military had already endured years of war in Cuba and absorbed the expense of maintaining an empire.
ROUGH RIDERS
OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED THE FIRST UNITED STATES VOLUNTEER CAVALRY, THE
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