It took place on the same day as Henry Lawton's capture of El Caney, secured the capture of Santiago, and occurred at two sites, including its namesake and Kettle Hill.
One scholar of the role of buffalo soldiers at this battle noted that a white regiment sent its standards in the hands of black sergeant George Berry. Another person's role in this battle was trumpeted by the publicist brought on the campaign, Richard Harding Davis. This battle was the land support for a naval operation led by William Sampson and Winfield Schley that drove (*) Pascual Cervera from the nearby harbor. It took place on the same day as Henry Lawton's capture of El Caney, secured the capture of Santiago, and occurred at two sites, including its namesake and Kettle Hill. Due to the recent promotion of Leonard Wood, the Rough Riders were commanded by Theodore Roosevelt at, for 10 points, what symbolic 1898 capture of high ground during the Spanish-American War?
One scholar of the role of buffalo soldiers at this battle noted that a white regiment sent its standards in the hands of black sergeant George Berry.
Battle of San Juan Hill [or the larger Battle of San Juan Heights or San Juan Ridge, which the Battle of San Juan Hill was part of, or the larger Battle of Santiago de Cuba, which the Battle of San Juan Heights was part of, before it is read]