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Si Biggs
Jan 7, 20221 min read
Amphibious Assault and Capture of Chuenpi and Taikoktow
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: China Period/ Conflict: Opium Wars Year: 1841 Date/s: 7 January 1841 Chuenpi was one of the...
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Si Biggs
Jan 26, 20213 min read
The First Fleet - Landing at Sydney Cove
Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: Sydney Cove Period/ Conflict: 1700's Year: 1788 Date/s: 26th January 1788 Captain...
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Si Biggs
Jan 11, 20214 min read
Fight for survival - The Stuka bombing of HMS Illustrious
Unit/ Formation: HM Ships Location: Mediterranean Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1941 Date/s: 10th January 1941 The Royal Navy’s...
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Si Biggs
Jan 9, 20212 min read
First to Land - Last to Leave - Withdrawal from Gallipoli
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Cape Helles Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1916 Date/s: 9th January 1916 At about 1:40pm on...
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Simon Biggs
Jan 23, 20202 min read
L/Cpl HE Harden VC (RAMC) - attached to 45 (Royal Marine) Commando - 23rd January 1945 - Netherlands
Henry Eric Harden VC (23 February 1912 – 23 January 1945), 32 years old. Harden was a lance corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps...
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Si Biggs
Jan 17, 20202 min read
Royal Marines Camel Corps - Battle of Abu Klea
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Sudan Period/ Conflict: Sudanese War Year: 1885 Date/s: 17th January 1885 Two of the Camel...
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Simon Biggs
Jan 16, 20201 min read
Submarine Canoe Insertion against the IRA
Operation Aweless Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: Northern Ireland Period/ Conflict: Northern Ireland Conflict Year: 1975 Date/s:...
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Simon Biggs
Jan 16, 20202 min read
Assault on the island of Kapelsche Veer
Unit/ Formation: 47 Cdo RM Location: The Netherlands Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 13th January 1945 Operation Horse...
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Simon Biggs
Jan 12, 20208 min read
Royal Marines & Royal Navy capture Salif in the Yemen 1917
Capture of Salif Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Salif Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1917 Date/s: 12th January...
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Simon Biggs
Jan 8, 20202 min read
The Battle of Blaauwberg - Cape Town 1806
The Battle of Blaauwberg also known as the Battle of Cape Town fought near Cape Town on Wednesday 8 January 1806, was a small but...
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Simon Biggs
Jan 7, 20202 min read
HMS Doris - Royal Marines in Intelligence Gathering and Demolition Raids in Syria
Commissioned in 1897, one of the nine-ship Eclipse class, Doris was a 5600-ton, 350-foot second-class protected cruiser, designed for...
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Simon 'Peters' Biggs
Jan 31, 20181 min read
The Royal Marines a Geo - History 1664 - Present - Amalgamation of the RMLI and RMA 1923
RM Barracks Forton and Eastney and the amalgamation of the Royal Marines Light Infantry and Royal Marines Artillery in 1923. The Royal...
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