Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Na June 14, 1898, Paddock na 6th Cavalry hapụrụ Florida maka Cuba na Spanish-American War. N'ebe ahụ, a kwanyere ya ugwu maka obi ike o gosipụtara n'oge agha ahụ.
Agha nke San Juan Hill na Mgbasa Ozi Santiago. Ka ọ nọ na Cuba, Paddock butere ịba, ma nọrọ na ezumike ọrịa site na Septemba 1898. N'agbanyeghi nchoputa di nma, Paddock nọ na ezumike ahụike ugboro ugboro ma ọ bụ n'okpuru nlekọta ahụike n'afọ 1899 mgbe ọ nọ na Fort Leavenworth.