Capron's battery in action at The Battle of Las Guasimas, Cuba, June 24, 1898, the first land engagement of the Spanish–American War. Captain Allyn K. Capron, 1871–1898. Army officer in the Rough riders, 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry and first man to die in the Spanish–American War.

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Capron's battery in action at The Battle of Las Guasimas, Cuba, June 24, 1898, the first land engagement of the Spanish–American War. Captain Allyn K. Capron, 1871–1898. Army officer in the Rough riders, 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry and first man to die in the Spanish–American War. From The History of Our Country, published 1900

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