Originally Posted May 18, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 18th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1775, at St. John’s on Lake Champlain, Marines from Liberty assist Arnold’s force in capturing another British sloop. Arnold mans her with more improvised sailors and Marines and renames her Enterprise. The crew of the sloop was reinforced with 18 Marines in all. The first known […]
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History of Our Corps – May 16
Originally Posted May 16, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 16th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1811, in search of an impressed American seaman, the frigate President and her Marines engage the British sloop Little Belt off the east coast of the United States. The smaller British ship loses nine killed and 23 wounded in the night action, which further heightens tensions […]
History of Our Corps – May 10
Originally Posted May 10, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 10th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1775, on Lake Champlain, Liberty participates in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga from the British. In 1940, Germany invades France, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. A key element of the offensive is a glider-borne attack that seizes the important Belgian fortress of Eben Emael. Other airborne […]
History of Our Corps – May 9
Originally Posted May 9, 2024 Good morning, Leathernecks, and on this the 9th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1775, Soldiers from Brigadier General Benedict Arnold’s Massachusetts force capture a British sloop at Skenesborough on Lake Champlain and rename her Liberty. Massachusetts soldiers, turned sailors and Marines, man her. In 1803, Marines participate in the action between the frigate John Adams and seven gunboats off […]
History of Our Corps – May 8
Originally Posted May 8, 2024 Good morning, Leathernecks, and on this the 8th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1776, Marines of the Pennsylvania Navy employ row galleys to drive off two British warships in the Delaware River. In 1808, a Marine Barracks is established at Charleston, South Carolina. In 1846, Marines and sailors from the Home Squadron occupy Port Isabel, Texas, to defend it […]
History of Our Corps – May 7
Originally Posted May 7, 2024 Good morning, Leathernecks, and on this the 7th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1779, the sloop Providence and her Marines defeat the British brig Diligent off Sandy Hook, New Jersey. In 1846, Lieutenant Gillespie completes a hazardous journey through dangerous country and contacts army Captain John C. Fremont and his expedition near Klamath Lake, Oregon. In 1873, Marines and […]
History of Our Corps – May 6
Originally Posted May 6, 2024 Good morning, Leathernecks, and on this the 6th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1864, Marines aboard Union gunboats in Albermarle Sound, North Carolina, participate in the battle with the CSS Albermarle. In 1893, a Marine detachment assumes guard duties for the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. In 1914, the 44th Company (three officers and 125 enlisted men) arrives off […]
History of Our Corps – May 5
Originally Posted May 5, 2024 Good morning, Leathernecks, and on this the 5th day of May in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1916, two companies of Marines from Haiti on board the Prairie and the detachment of the Castine (Gunboat No. 6) go ashore at Santo Domingo City to protect the U.S. Legation during a revolt. Additional Marines follow during the month. Their ultimate mission is to support […]