Originally Posted November 29, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 29th and penultimate day of November in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1804, Lieutenant Presley O’Bannon and seven Marines landed in Alexandria, Egypt. In 1843, Commodore Matthew Perry lands with 75 Marines and sailors in Liberia, to root out the slave trade and piracy in the area. In 1911, the cruiser Saratoga (ACR-2) departs Shanghai for […]
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History of Our Corps – November 28
Originally Posted November 28, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 28th day of November in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1775, Samuel Nicholas of Philadelphia is commissioned a captain of Marines by the Continental Congress. The senior Marine throughout the Revolutionary War, he is regarded as the first Commandant of the Marine Corps. Over the next several weeks, Marines aboard ships of Washington’s fleet […]
History of Our Corps – November 27
Originally Posted November 27, 2024 From the Pettengill household, Anne and I are wishing you and yours a harvest of blessings, good health and good times. Happy Thanksgiving Day! Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 27th day of November in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1775, the Lee’s Marines play their part in capturing the sloop Polly off the New England coast. In 1941, the 4th Marine […]
History of Our Corps – November 26
Originally Posted November 26, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 26th day of November in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1899, Major Littleton W. T. Waller’s Third Marine Battalion to occupy Vigan on the northwest coast of Luzon, in support of an Army offensive. In 1901, Marines and sailors from the gunboat Machias (PG-5) and Marietta land at Colon to assist in restoring rail transportation. […]
History of Our Corps – November 25
Originally Posted November 25, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 25th day of November in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1855, the Germantown’s Marine detachment goes ashore in Uruguay to guard the U.S. consulate during a revolution. The Marines spend a week there and prevent a massacre of insurgents who surrender to the Uruguayan army. In 1917, Marine detachments sail from Chesapeake Bay on board […]
History of Our Corps – November 24
Originally Posted November 24, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 24th day of November in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1775, Marines join in the raid by Hancock and Franklin on Canso Harbor, Nova Scotia. Marines in the Harrison participate in her fight with three British warships in Boston Bay. In 1798, the French frigates L’Insurgente and Volontaire force the outgunned Navy schooner Retaliation and […]
History of Our Corps – November 23
Originally Posted November 23, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 23rd day of November in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1775, Marines join in the raid by Hancock and Franklin on Canso Harbor, Nova Scotia. In 1798, the French frigates L’Insurgente and Volontaire force the outgunned Navy schooner Retaliation and her Marines to surrender. She is the only ship lost by the United States in […]
History of Our Corps – November 22
Originally Posted November 22, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 22nd day of November in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1775, Marines join in the raid by Hancock and Franklin on Canso Harbor, Nova Scotia. In 1798, the French frigates L’Insurgente and Volontaire force the outgunned Navy schooner Retaliation and her Marines to surrender. She is the only ship lost by the United States in […]