The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The rough ridersCollier, 1899 |
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Page 74
... a mass of rugged and precipitous hills , covered for the most part by dense jungle . Five hundred resolute men could have prevented the disembarkation at very lit- tle cost to themselves . There had been about that 74 The Rough Riders.
... a mass of rugged and precipitous hills , covered for the most part by dense jungle . Five hundred resolute men could have prevented the disembarkation at very lit- tle cost to themselves . There had been about that 74 The Rough Riders.
Page 75
... jungle on one side , and on the other a shallow , fetid pool fringed with palm - trees . Huge land - crabs scuttled noisily through the underbrush , exciting much interest among the men . Camping was a simple matter , as each man ...
... jungle on one side , and on the other a shallow , fetid pool fringed with palm - trees . Huge land - crabs scuttled noisily through the underbrush , exciting much interest among the men . Camping was a simple matter , as each man ...
Page 77
... jungle trail being so narrow that often we had to go in single file . We marched fast , for Wood was bound to get us ahead of the other regiments , so as to be sure of our place in the body that struck the enemy next morning . If it had ...
... jungle trail being so narrow that often we had to go in single file . We marched fast , for Wood was bound to get us ahead of the other regiments , so as to be sure of our place in the body that struck the enemy next morning . If it had ...
Page 81
... jungle , while on their extreme right they occupied a big ranch . Where General Young struck them they held a high ridge a little to the left of his front , this ridge being separated by a deep ravine from the hill - trail still further ...
... jungle , while on their extreme right they occupied a big ranch . Where General Young struck them they held a high ridge a little to the left of his front , this ridge being separated by a deep ravine from the hill - trail still further ...
Page 83
... jungle , and the fact that they used absolutely smokeless powder , made it exceedingly difficult to place exactly where they were , and almost immediately Young , who al- ways liked to get as close as possible to his enemy , began to ...
... jungle , and the fact that they used absolutely smokeless powder , made it exceedingly difficult to place exactly where they were , and almost immediately Young , who al- ways liked to get as close as possible to his enemy , began to ...
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