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老羅斯福與莽騎兵 (Rough
Riders)
1898年7月1日
西奧朵‧羅斯福 (Theodore
Roosevelt) 在擔任美國總統之前，是海軍的助理部長。他在1898年辭去職務，以便專心組織一支莽騎兵，這也是美西戰爭中的第一批自願騎兵隊。美國當時因為西班牙對古巴的殖民政策問題而與西班牙發生衝突。羅斯福招收了一群牛仔、礦工、法律執行官，以及美國原住民等，讓他們加入莽騎兵。這些人參與逮捕凱得‧西爾 (Kattle
Hill) 的行動，後來還負責翻山越嶺協助聖胡安脊的追捕行動，那是聖胡安山的最高處。
Before becoming President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He resigned in 1898 to organize the Rough Riders, the first voluntary cavalry in the Spanish-American War. The U.S. was fighting against Spain over Spain's colonial policies with Cuba. Roosevelt recruited a diverse group of cowboys, miners, law enforcement officials, and Native Americans to join the Rough Riders. They participated in the capture of Kettle Hill, then charged across a valley to assist in the seizure of San Juan Ridge, the highest point of which is San Juan Hill.
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