The rough riders were a group of cavalry which included Teddy Roosevelt. He decided to give command to Leonard Wood. There group had 1,250 men from Indians to cowboys to Ivy League athletes. These men were already ready to join the cavalry because they were in shape could ride and shoot. They first started fighting in the battle of Las Guasimas. That night Teddy Roosevelt was named colonel of the rough riders.The next day T. R. Lead his men up kettle hill and took it, and now on foot, lead a second charge up San Juan’s Heights. This was called his crowded hour. After this the city surrendered and the war as basically over. This was pretty much the end of the rough riders.After the war Teddy Roosevelt held offices at state and federal levels and also became president. He was vice president but president Mckinely was assassinated and Teddy was the new one. He won a Nobel peace prize for ending the Russo Japan war. He was the first American to win that award.I think that Teddy Roosevelt is one of the best presidents we have ever had. The Rough Rider’s sounds like a pretty elite group also it would be difficult to ride and shoot a gun accurately.It doesnt let me put pictures on. It wont let me copy and paste or save and link it.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt
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