Originally Posted July 13, 2024 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 13th day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1863, a battalion of Marines forms part of the naval brigade that helps restore order during antidraft riots in New York City. In 1900, on the 13th and 14th of July, the allied contingents, now totaling 5,650 men, attack the old, walled, Chinese portion of Tienstin. […]
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History of Our Corps – July 12
Originally Posted July 12, 2024 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 […]
History of Our Corps – July 11
Originally Posted July 11, 2024 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 […]
History of Our Corps – July 10
Originally Posted July 10, 2024 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 […]
History of Our Corps – July 9
Originally Posted July 9, 2024 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, […]
History of Our Corps – July 8
Originally Posted July 8, 2024 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 […]
History of Our Corps – July 7
Originally Posted July 7, 2024 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 […]
History of Our Corps – July 6
Originally Posted 7/6/24 Good morning Leathernecks, and on this the 6th day of July in the history of our beloved Corps: In 1854, Marines from the steamer Powhatan land on Okinawa to demand punishment of the murderers of an American. In 1894, the cruiser Marblehead’s (C-11) Marines and sailors go ashore at Bluefields to safeguard American lives and property during a period of political unrest. In 1905, Marines and sailors […]