Rough Riders
the members of a volunteer regiment of cavalry organized by Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood for service in the Spanish-American War.
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How to use Rough Riders in a sentence
The Rough Riders followed the trail over steep hills that towered many hundred feet high.
The Blue and The Gray | A. R. WhiteThis was the first battle which the Rough Riders had taken part in, and they proved their valor and bravery in a brilliant manner.
The Blue and The Gray | A. R. WhiteBob stopped the machine, for it was fairly surrounded by a circle of the Rough Riders.
The Motor Boys Overland | Clarence YoungIn endeavoring to get the "Rough Riders" equipped I met with some experiences which were both odd and instructive.
Theodore Roosevelt | Theodore RooseveltFrom the very start, the Rough Riders were anxious to get into the fight, and the opportunity was not long in coming.
American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt | Edward Stratemeyer
Cultural definitions for Rough Riders
The nickname of a volunteer group of cavalry led by Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in the Spanish-American War. They were famous for a victorious charge at the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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