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Royal Marines in October Since 1664
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- Oct 28
- 2 min
King Charles III - Captain General Royal Marines
His Majesty The King is announced as Captain General Royal Marines on the 358th Anniversary of the Corps His Majesty The King will serve...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 28
- 2 min
Happy 358th Birthday Royal Marines Projecting Global Power Since 1664
Formed in the reign of King Charles II on October 28, 1664 as the Duke of York and Albany’s Maritime Regiment of Foot (or Admiral’s...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 23
- 4 min
Royal Marines DEMs Gunners
Following the valuable lessons of Defensively Armed Merchant Ships (DAMS) in the First World War, in 1919 the Cabinet approved an...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 15
- 4 min
Aloysius Stanbridge - three wars & three monarchs
Aloysius Stanbridge took part in three wars, the Boer War, 3rd China War (Boxer Rebellion and the Great War) and served under three...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 14
- 9 min
Sinking of the Royal Oak
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Scapa Flow Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1939 Date/s: 14th October 1939 At 01.16 hours on 14...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 5
- 1 min
Siege of Port Royal, Nova Scotia
Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: Canada Period/ Conflict: Queen Anne's War Year: 1710 Date/s: 5 – 13 October 1710 Port-Royal’s...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 3
- 1 min
Action on the Druid
Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: Atlantic Ocean Period/ Conflict: 1700's Year: 1777 Date/s: 03 October 1777 Oct 3,...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 29, 2021
- 2 min
Hell Ship - Lisbon Maru
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Chinese coast Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 1 October 1942 1942 Lisbon Maru,...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 29, 2021
- 2 min
43 Commando - Landing at Dubrovnik
Unit/ Formation: 43 Cdo RM Location: Yugoslavia Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 29th October 1944 Floydforce was the...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 28, 2021
- 5 min
Sinking of SS Abosso
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Atlantic Ocean Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 29th October 1942 SS Abosso,...
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Simon Biggs
- Oct 23, 2021
- 2 min
Hanna Snell Joins the Marines 1747
Unit/ Formation: RM People Location: Great Britain Period/ Conflict: Year: 1747 Date/s: 23 October 1747 Hannah Snell was born in...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 14, 2021
- 4 min
Battle of Kudjwa - Indian Mutiny
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: India Period/ Conflict: Indian Mutiny Year: 1857 Date/s: 31st October 1857 After their arrival...
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SImon Biggs
- Oct 14, 2021
- 5 min
Balaclava - Marine Heights and the Charge of the Heavy and Light Brigade
After the Battle of the Alma, the Armies marched towards Sebastopol; moving round the East side, they invested the fortress on the South...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 11, 2021
- 3 min
The Trenches of Colincamps
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1916 Date/s: 12th October 1916 On the night of the...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 8, 2021
- 2 min
Operation Mercerised - Attack on Sarandë and Surrender of Corfu
Unit/ Formation: 40 Cdo RM Location: Albania Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 9 - 12 October 1944 No. 2 Commando...
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Si Biggs
- Oct 2, 2021
- 2 min
Evacuation of Abadan Oil workers
Unit/ Formation: HM Ships Location: Abadan Iraq Period/ Conflict: Year: 1951 Date/s: 3 October 1951 The Abadan Crisis occurred from 1951...
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Si Biggs
- Sep 30, 2021
- 3 min
Amphibious Raid from USS Perch
Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: Korea Period/ Conflict: Korean War Year: 1950 Date/s: 1 October 1950 As the American submarine USS...
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Si Biggs
- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min
30 CDO - Raid on Algiers
Unit/ Formation: 30 Cdo Location: Maghreb Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1942 Date/s: 8 November 1942 Two British warships,...
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Si Biggs
- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min
Battle of Puente Obligado
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Puente Obligado Period/ Conflict: 1800's Year: 1845 Date/s: 20th November 1845 Royal Marines...
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