473203 U.S. Rough Riders stampeding a Spanish outpost in Cuba during the Spanish-American War ,1898 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rough Riders is the name bestowed on the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, one of three such regiments raised in 1898 for the Spanish-American War and the only one of the three to see action; later known as \'Roosevelt\'s Rough Riders\' when Theodore Roosevelt became commander; the main issue of this conflict was Cuban independence; in June, 1898, the United States invaded Cuba with both infantry and cavalry regiments including volunteer regiments, of which the most famous were the \'Rough Riders\'; ); Prismatic Pictures ; American, out of copyright.