Category: History

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 30th and final day of June in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1815, A treaty of peace is concluded with Algiers.           The strength of the Marine Corps on active duty is 8 officers and 680 enlisted In 1847, Marines and sailors from the Tabasco launch a spoiling attack against Mexican forces at nearby Tamultay and drive off the enemy. In […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 29th and penultimate day of June in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1776, Marines assist in the unloading of arms and gunpowder from the grounded Nancy under fire from the British frigate Orpheus. In 1962, Sergeant Major Thomas J. McHugh succeeds Sergeant Major Bauber as the third Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps. In 1966, during the period 29 June through […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 28th day of June in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1814, Marines play a conspicuous role in the sloop Wasp’s victory over the British warship Reindeer, repelling an attempt to board and then sweeping the enemy decks with musket fire as American sailors counterattacked onto the British ship. In 1918, the Brooklyn lands a detachment of Marines at Vladivostok, Russia, to […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 27th day of June in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1900, a combined force of Russians, British, and American Marines captures an arsenal in Tienstin from a much larger Boxer force.           In Peking, Meyer’s Marines fight off a heavy Chinese attack on their position astride the wall. In 1916, Pendleton’s force, with supporting fire from artillery and machine guns, assaults […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 26th day of June in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1814, Marines assist Captain Joshua Barney’s gunboat fleet in driving off a British attack in the Patuxent River. In 1862, during the period 26 through 28 June, Marines from several ships participate in a gunboat raid up the Santee River in South Carolina and skirmish with Confederate troops on shore. In […]

Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 25th day of June in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1776, Samuel Nicholas is promoted to the rank of Major, Innkeeper Robert Mullan is commissioned as a captain in Philadelphia and begins recruiting enlisted men from his establishment, Tun Tavern. In 1873, Marines from the St. Mary’s assist in putting out a fire aboard an Italian merchant ship in the harbor […]