marine corps history le-1508 birth of the corps continental marines 1775-1783
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Marine Corps History
LE-1508
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Birth of theCorps
Continental Marines
1775-1783
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10 November 1775• Tun Tavern : Philadelphia, Pa.Tun Tavern : Philadelphia, Pa.
• Two Battalions of MarinesTwo Battalions of Marines
• Captain Samuel NicholasCaptain Samuel Nicholas
• Captain Robert MullenCaptain Robert Mullen
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First Landing (mission)
3 March 1776 New Providence, Bahamas Seize British supplies
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D u t i e s Keep order aboard Navy ships Provide landing forces Man the cannons Assault with musket fire Board British ships and fight
using hand to hand combat
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Continental Marines
1 Major 30 Captains 100 Lieutenants 2000 Enlisted
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April 1783
Marine Corps disbands after Treaty of Paris is signedAmerica fears military
takeover
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Beginning of theModern Corps
1794-1860
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27 March 1794
Congress authorizes building of six U.S. ShipsUSS ConstellationUSS ConstitutionUSS United States
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11 July 1798Congress authorizes
reorganization of Marine Corps
Major William Ward Burrows commissioned new Commanding Officer
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Moves From Philadelphia, Pa. To Washington, D.C.
1800 - Nation’s Capitol1801 - Headquarters USMC
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ChangesEmphasis on Drill for
discipline“President’s Own” createdPopularity of USMC
increased
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“Barbary Wars”1801-1805 : Mediterranean SeaBarbary States : Morocco,
Algiers, TripoliBarbary PiratesBritish NavyPasha of Tripoli
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“Expedition To Derna” Tripoli
Spring of 1805Lt. Presley O’Bannon & his Marines500 Arab Mercenaries650 miles of desertPrince HametMameluke Sword
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“War Of 1812”
At Sea : stop British suppliesOn Land : Battles of
Bladensburg & New Orleans
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Battle of Bladensburg5 miles from Washington D.C.British burned Washington D.C.8th & I was left standing
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Battle of New Orleans
General Andrew JacksonDefeated BritishEnded the War
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“Years of Peace”
Lt.Col. WhartonDisciplinary SystemHand SaluteMarine Barracks & Bks.Duty