San Juan Heights

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San Juan Heights is a strategically important ridge near Santiago de Cuba best known as the site of a major land battle in the Spanish–American War, including the famous charge by U.S. forces such as the Rough Riders.

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San Juan Heights canonical 4

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battlefield ⓘ
geographical feature ⓘ
ridge ⓘ
associatedWithPerson Arsenio Linares y Pombo ⓘ
Joseph Wheeler ⓘ
Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
William Rufus Shafter ⓘ
linked to: William R. Shafter
belligerent Spanish Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
conflict Spanish–American War ⓘ
consequence contributed to fall of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
helped secure U.S. control over eastern Cuba ⓘ
country Cuba ⓘ
currentUse historic site ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
dateOfEvent 1898-07-01 ⓘ
front Cuban theater of the Spanish–American War ⓘ
hasMemorial monuments commemorating the Battle of San Juan Hill ⓘ
hasPart Kettle Hill ⓘ
San Juan Hill ⓘ
involvedUnit 10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment ⓘ
1st United States Volunteer Cavalry ⓘ
24th U.S. Infantry Regiment ⓘ
Buffalo Soldiers ⓘ
Rough Riders ⓘ
knownFor Battle of San Juan Hill ⓘ
U.S. assault on Spanish positions ⓘ
charge of the Rough Riders ⓘ
major land battle of the Spanish–American War ⓘ
languageOfToponym Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn Cuba ⓘ
Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
Santiago de Cuba Province ⓘ
militaryRole Spanish defensive position in 1898 ⓘ
namedAfter San Juan (Saint John) ⓘ
linked to: San Juan
near El Caney ⓘ
Santiago de Cuba Bay ⓘ
partOf defenses of Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
resultOfBattle decisive U.S. victory ⓘ
strategicImportance overlooks approaches to Santiago de Cuba ⓘ
terrainType ridge line ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

San Juan Hill → partOf → San Juan Heights ⓘ
Kettle Hill → partOf → San Juan Heights ⓘ