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Rough Riders Regiment
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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Rough Riders Regiment the First Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, commanded by Col.
Theodore Roosevelt (then Secretary of the Navy) in the
Spanish-American War (1898–1902), and famous for its advance up
San Juan Heights (near Santiago, Cuba) and destruction of the Spanish blockhouse at its top.
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FALCONS CRUSH ROUGH RIDERS 33-0 IN TUESDAY NIGHT FACE-OFF
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/3/2006; 700+ words
; ...halftime the Falcons led the Rough Riders, 27-0. The entire...quarter was spent with the Rough Riders in possession after a Falcon...unrelenting defense forces the Rough Riders to punt for the fourth time...turned over the ball, the Rough Riders scrambled for every ...
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Rough Riders Blazing Trails; Black Cowboys Focus on History, Fun
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 9/22/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...on the horse. The Rough Riders, a black cowboy...awarded him a Rough Rider T-shirt. Liamonte...old. To be a Rough Rider, you don't need...According to the Rough Riders, there are several...Ridettes, the Rough Riders' female counterparts...Marbury. But as a ...
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 "WI State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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Madison Rough Rider gets memorial at last.
Newspaper article from: WI State Journal (Madison, WI); 4/19/2006; 700+ words
; ...Teddy Roosevelt's legendary Rough Riders who died on Aug. 31...memorial to Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Spicola said the e-mail...connection between the Rough Riders and the convent. Spicola quickly...s 1899 book, "The Rough Riders," which lists him as having...recover. He ...
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FALCONS ROLL OVER ROUGH RIDERS IN PLAYOFFS OPENER, 31-6
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/23/2006; 700+ words
; ...crushed the School of Infantry Rough Riders 31-6 in the first game...turned it over on downs.The Riders took over only to face the...and-long by the Rough Riders gave the ball back to the Falcons on the Rough Rider 22-yard line. The Falcons...
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 "Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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MADISON ROUGH RIDER GETS MEMORIAL AT LAST.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 4/19/2006; 700+ words
; ...Teddy Roosevelt's legendary Rough Riders who died on Aug. 31...memorial to Roosevelt's Rough Riders. Spicola said the e-mail...connection between the Rough Riders and the convent. Spicola quickly...s 1899 book, "The Rough Riders," which lists him as having...recover. He ...
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MARINERS OUTGUN ROUGH RIDERS 5-1.(SPORTS)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 5/6/1996; ; 653 words
; ...VIRGINIA BEACH -- The Long Island Rough Riders lived up to their name...goals combined with the Rough Riders' frustration over Saturday...physical clash. The Rough Riders were incensed following a 3...the first half, the Rough Riders received back-to-back ...
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ROUGH RIDERS CELEBRATE HOLIDAYS IN IRAQ
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/29/2008; 502 words
; ...Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division Rough Rider Soldiers kicked-off the holiday...said Staff Sgt. Donnel Cabanos, a Rough Rider non-commissioned officer...Mark Simerly, commander of the Rough Rider Battalion, joined his Soldiers...
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 "The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario)")
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CFL hopes Rough Riders back in Ottawa by 2010; Conditional franchise granted but deal hinges on a rebuilt stadium.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario); 3/25/2008; 700+ words
; ...Ottawa shouldn't be called the Rough Riders. Sure, I think it should be the Rough Riders, the legendary Ottawa quarterback...they were always the Rough Riders. The Rough Riders were founded in 1876 and lasted...unique again and have two Rough Rider teams. ...
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The 'Zane Zone' helps Rough Riders' hopes
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 2/6/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...team captain for the Roosevelt Rough Riders. Not a gifted athlete when she...adequate. She hasn't missed a Rough Rider practice in her four years as a...domain of Dianna Zane. Whether the Rough Riders' dynamic team captain is fully...
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CITY CLARIFIES ROUGH RIDER LEASE TERM ISSUES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/24/2008; 484 words
; ...clarified issues relating to the Rough Riders Lease negotiations at the Commission's meeting today. The Rough Riders have been seeking more favorable...identified key differences in the Rough Riders lease terms offsetting the...
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Rough Riders
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
ROUGH RIDERS ROUGH RIDERS, officially the First U.S. Cavalry Volunteers, fought in the...advance publicity. From Las Gu á simas to San Juan Hill, the Rough Riders' attacks were often unconventional, but usually successful and...
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Rough Riders Regiment
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Rough Riders Regiment the First Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, commanded by Col. Theodore Roosevelt (then Secretary of the Navy) in the Spanish...
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rough
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
rough rough diamond a person who is...skimmington procession. Rough Rider an irregular cavalryman; in...Spanish-American War, the Rough Riders , raised and commanded by Theodore Roosevelt. the rough side of someone's tongue a...
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roughrider
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
rough·rid·er / ˈ...x2C8;rīdər / (also rough rid·er ) • n. a person...rides horses a lot. ∎ ( Rough Rider ) a member of the cavalry unit in which...
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Steffens, Lincoln 1866-1936
Book article from: American Decades
...Advertiser as city editor. A Move to McClure's . S. S. McClure asked Steffens to cover Roosevelt's exploits as a Rough Rider during the Spanish-American War for McClure's magazine. In 1901 Steffens accepted McClure's offer of the managing...
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