Spanish American War Roosevelt. Roosevelt believed strongly that a war with Spain would be a good thing for the US. Cubans had been agitating for freedom from Spanish rule for several decades.
Spanish-American War 1898 conflict between the United States and Spain that ended Spanish colonial rule in the Americas and resulted in US. As he advanced toward the San Juan River a Spanish shell burst overhead with shrapnel hitting Roosevelt in the wrist raising a hefty lump. Theodore Roosevelt and the Spanish American War On July 1 the Roosevelt regiment was given orders to move northward toward Santiago.
Cubans had been agitating for freedom from Spanish rule for several decades.
A National Figure Next section 18981901. June 30 1898 proved to be one of the most significant dates in the life Theodore Roosevelt. The blast wounded several other Rough Riders and regulars. Spanish-American War Begins.