In the Santiago campaign the army was more than once uncomfortably near grave disaster, from which it was saved by the remarkable fighting qualities of its individual fractions, and, above all, by the incompetency of its foes.
Roosevelt assesses the Santiago campaign, noting the army's narrow escape from disaster due to individual bravery and enemy weakness.
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