San Juan Hill
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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And we spent time at San Juan Hill, site of the most significant battle in the Spanish-American War, after which the U.S. essentially took Spain’s place.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
Theodore Roosevelt, “holding his sword and shouting for his men to follow him,” helped win the day at San Juan Hill, Cuba, a decisive battle in the war.
From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026
The image of him and his Rough Riders charging up Cuba’s San Juan Hill became the Spanish-American War’s enduring image, but the orders he would give for operations in the Philippines would prove more consequential.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 5, 2025
I charged up San Juan Hill with the Rough Riders and joined the doughboys over there.
From Washington Times • Jul. 2, 2023
He looked like a very young Teddy Roosevelt, sans moustache, about to lead the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill or go out and track a wildebeest or something.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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