Today is the US Marine Corps birthday. The USMC official website has a great summary of major battles in it’s 242 year history which can be accessed by clicking on major Marine battles.
It starts in 1776 at Fort Nassau as the first battle described in Marines.mil slideshow titled “Battles Through Time”:
Just weeks after banding together, the Continental Marines successfully executed their first amphibious landing on a hostile shore. The British had been storing large supplies of gunpowder at Fort Nassau in the Bahamas for use in battle against the 13 colonies. Captain Samuel Nicholas and 234 Marines sailed with the Continental Navy on a mission to capture the supply.
Within minutes of the Marines’ arrival, the British troops had surrendered. In addition to the gunpowder, Captain Nicholas successfully acquired cannons and other military stores. The Marines’ first battle and success paved the way for greater operations to come.
(“Legacy Through Time”, at Marines’ website, https://www.marines.com/who-we-are/our-legacy/battles-through-time.html.)
That legendary legacy continued with the following battles being described in the website:
1805 – The Battle of Durna
1847 – The Battle of Chapultepec
1918 – The Battle of Belleau Wood
1945 – The Battle of Iwo Jima
1950 – Chosin Reservoir
1968 – The Battle of Hue
1991 – Operation Desert Storm
2001 – Operation Enduring Freedom
2003 to 2011 – Iraq War
Each slide in the presentation provides historians with excellent background summaries.
So, Happy Birthday, Marines!
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(Both photo’s above were obtained from the Marine Corp website: https://www.marines.com/who-we-are/our-legacy/battles-through-time.html)
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