Forgotten fragments (#15): The Battle for Cuzco Well
Subject(s): Anglo-Spanish War (1739-1748), Caribbean Sea--Guantánamo Bay, Mission statements, Spanish-American War (1898), United States. Marine Corps
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Tweed Roosevelt recounts the Battle of Cuzco Well during the Spanish-American War in Cuba. A combined Navy and Marine Corps force captured the water supply that supplied the Spanish garrison at Guantanamo Bay, one of the finest natural harbors in the Caribbean. Roosevelt believes that the successful seizure of the well allowed American forces to hold and use Guantanamo for naval operations that were crucial to the prosecution of the war. Roosevelt asserts that the Battle of Cuzco Well was instrumental in maintaining the existence of the Marine Corps whose usefulness had been called into question at the time of the conflict. Roosevelt relates some of the earlier history of the area, describing battles between British and Spanish forces during the War of Jenkins’ Ear in the mid nineteenth century.
Three photographs, two illustrations, and a map supplement the essay. A text box with the mission statement of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) appears at the end of the essay.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2013
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Forgotten fragments (#15): The Battle for Cuzco Well. [December 2, 2025]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308496. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Tweed. Forgotten fragments (#15): The Battle for Cuzco Well. [2 Dec. 2025]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308496.
APA:
Roosevelt, Tweed.: , [2025, December 2]. Forgotten fragments (#15): The Battle for Cuzco Well. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308496.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
