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Rough Riders of 1868 Battle at Arickaree
The 1868 Rough Riders were volunteers who won a harsh victory at the Arickaree Fork of the Republican River. Forsyth’s command faced Cheyenne and Sioux forces, with high casualties but notable endurance. Survivors reached Fort Wallace after a grueling march, and the battle’s story is contrasted with later Roosevelt era fame.
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Rough Riders
Battle of the Arickaree
Elmo Scott Watson
Teddy Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Cuba
Sandy Torsyth
White House
Rough
Roosevelt
Neechera
Shenton
Persco
Te Gay Caine
Grorgpe
oStady
Borsyth
WvanQand
Pbs
Roar Peters
Csta
Sigmund Schlesiger
New York
Kansas
Republcan
Chasernes
Roman
Jed Mary
Nose
Itumai Nase
Roman Nose
Oklahoma
Forsyths Hlight Enders
Forsyth S Company
Harpers Monthly
Mag
Colorado
Fred H Beecher
U S A
Louis Farley
William Wilson
George W Chalmers
George A. Forsyth
O Armstrong
G R Clarke
T K Davis
Harry Davenport
Bernard Day Hudson
L Farley
Richard Gantt
John Haley
Frank Harrington
Louis MeLaughlin
Edward Simpson
Chalmers Smith
William Stewart J S Stillwell
Isaac Thayer
Pierre Trudeau
C B Whitney
John Wilson Eli Ziegler