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Who led the charge of the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill in Cuba during the Spanish-American War?

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Theodore Roosevelt. As a lieutenant colonel with the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry (the "Rough Riders"), he famously led a charge up Kettle Hill (part of the San Juan Heights) during the Battle of San Juan Hill on July 1, 1898. The regiment’s official commanding officer was Colonel Leonard Wood.