Originally Posted January 1, 2025 And on this the 1st and 2nd days of January in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1944, Army forces relieve the 21st Marines from positions on the perimeter. And on this the 1st day of January in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1801, the Marine Band plays for the first New Year’s reception held at the White House in Washington. In […]
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History of Our Corps – December 31
Originally Posted December 31, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 31st and final day of the year in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1799, the frigate Connecticut and her Marines engage the French privateer L’Italie Conquise off the island of Guadeloupe. In 1925, a detachment of Marines lands at Shanghai during a renewed period of internecine warfare. In 1927, a Marine/Guardia patrol sent to attack El […]
History of Our Corps – December 30
Originally Posted December 30, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 30th and penultimate day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1799, the frigate Connecticut and her Marines engage the French privateer L’Italie Conquise off the island of Guadeloupe. In 1925, a detachment of Marines lands at Shanghai during a renewed period of internecine warfare. In 1927, during the Battle of Camino Real, a Marine/Guardia […]
History of Our Corps – December 29
Originally Posted December 29, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 29th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1812, the Constitution and her Marines defeat the British frigate Java off Brazil. In 1846, Stockton leads a force of 600 men overland against Los Angeles, with the Marines of his squadron organized as a separate company under Zeilin. In 1901, Major L. W. T. Waller’s […]
History of Our Corps – December 28
Originally Posted December 28, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 28th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1814, Marines with Andrew Jackson help repel a British probing attack against the defensive works along the Rodriguez Canal below New Orleans. In 1897, a Marine Barracks is established at Pensacola Navy Yard, Florida. In 1901, ordered to map out a telegraph route through the wild […]
History of Our Corps – December 27
Originally Posted December 27, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 27th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1814, the Carolina duels with British shore batteries and is eventually sunk. In 1903, Major General George F. Elliot, 10th Commandant of the Marine Corps, departed Washington, DC, to command Marines in Panama. In 1913, the Aviation Detachment of the Advance Base Force is established with […]
History of Our Corps – December 26
Originally Posted December 26, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 26th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1776, a portion of Washington’s army crosses the Delaware River at night and defeats the Hessian forces at Princeton, New Jersey. Brigadier General John Cadwalader’s division, which includes Samuel Nicholas’s Marine Battalion, gets across the river too late and misses the battle. The victory […]
History of Our Corps – December 25
Originally Posted December 25, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 25th day of December in the history of our beloved Corps: It’s Christmas wherever you are deployed. Semper Fi, Marines Since 1775, Each year all over the world on Christmas, Marines have guarded our national. Security. In 1917, the 9th Regiment arrives at Guantanamo Bay to further reinforce units guarding the U.S. sugar production capacity. In 1923, the […]