Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 12th day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1798, the President commissions William Ward Burrows as a major and second Commandant of the Marine Corps. In 1840, Marines and sailors of the Wilkes Expedition seize and burn a village in the Fiji Islands in retaliation for an attack on a small party making scientific observations. In 1854, a landing […]
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History of Our Corps – July 11
Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 11th day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1798, President John Adams signs an act “Establishing and Organizing a Marine Corps,” giving the Corps an institutional footing. In 1814, the brig Rattlesnake and her Marines are defeated and captured by the British frigate Leander in the Atlantic Ocean. In 1854, Admiral Perry lands at Okinawa with an escort of […]
History of Our Corps – July 10
Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 10th day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1864, the Philadelphia Navy Yard provides sailors and 124 Marines to defend the railroad line at Havre de Gras, Maryland, following a Confederate cavalry raid in the area. In 1900, the headquarters of the 1st Regiment, one battalion, and an artillery company land at Taku, China after sailing from the Philippines. […]
History of Our Corps – July 9
Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 9th day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1800, the Enterprise and her Marines capture the French privateer L’Aigle off Guadeloupe. In 1846, Marines and sailors from the sloop Portsmouth land and occupy Yerba Buena (San Francisco) and Sonoma, California after proclaiming California part of the United States during the Mexican War. In 1900, Marines helped in the capture […]
History of Our Corps – July 8
Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 8th day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1900, a specially trained unit of five officers and 40 enlisted forms the heart of a force that lands from the battleships Kearsarge, Alabama (BB-8), and the Massachusetts (BB-2) at Nantucket, Massachusetts. This is the first exercise in testing the concept of advance base operations. In 1930, Commandant Neville dies […]
History of Our Corps – July 7
Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 7th day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1777, the frigate Hancock was defeated by the British frigate Rainbow. In 1846, Marines and sailors under Commodore Sloat land at Monterey, California, and occupy the town. California is declared a part of the United States. In 1866, two companies of Marines from the navy yard in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, […]