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The Battle of Battle of New Orleans - final battle of the American war of 1812

The final battle of the American war of 1812 was fought at New Orleans, it took place 5 miles east-southeast of the city of New Orleans...

The Battle off St. Estevan - Grenadiers March

Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: Spain Period/ Conflict: Year: 1706 Date/s: 15 January 1706 The Marines had a considerable...

The Raid on Zeebrugge - 23 April 1918 - 'For England and St George!'

Mounted by two thousand men of the 4th Battalion Royal Marines and Royal Navy under the command of Vice-Admiral Sir Roger Keyes. The...

Lake Commachio - Kangaroo Charge by C Troop

Unit/ Formation: 43 Cdo RM Location: Lake Commachio Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 02 April 1945 It was shortly before...

Defense at Hauger and Medal Investiture held by General Montgomery

6th July 1944 Commitment of GRANDE FERME DU BUISSON was discontinued. 7th July 1944 Place: Hauger 1130 - Commando relieved 4 Commando in...

Operation Hopper - Air Raid in the Anchorage

After taking part in the successful landings on Sicily during Operation Husky and being moved into reserve both 40 and 41 Commandos were...

Formation of 41 CDO RM

No 41 CDO Royal Marines was brought into being at Llanion Barracks, Pembroke Dock on 7th October 1942. Formed of volunteers primarily...

HMS Phoebe Torpedoed off Congo - Many Killed by Poisonous Fumes

23rd October 1942 HMS Phoebe was torpedoed by U-161 off the Congo Estuary, while on passage to French Equatorial Africa. Her route was...

SS Dalewood torpedoed - loss of 2 RMLI crew

26th February 1918 SS Dalewood, Admiralty-hired collier, torpedoed and sunk by U.105 in Irish Sea off the Isle of Man whilst transfering...

Cpl Reginald Campbell - KIA Sarawak

1964 Corporal Reginald CHAPPELL: Service Number RM 15686 of 42 Commando RM. He was killed in action during the Confrontation with...

The Battle of Soul Bay - First use of the word 'Marine'

Unit/ Formation: Marine Regiments Location: North Sea Period/ Conflict: Second Anglo Dutch War Year: 1672 Date/s: 28 May 1672 The name...

Last to Leave - Namsos Norway

Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Namsos Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1940 Date/s: 4 May 1940 Among the last of the...

Royal Marines in August

Good day, Once again a hearty thankyou for opening this e mail, or blog post. Dits for August this month are many and varied, but there...

Royal Marines Land in Ostend 1914

Unit/ Formation: RMLI Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1914 Date/s: 27 August 1914 27th August - 31 September 1914...

40 CDO - Capture of Navy House - Musketeer

Unit/ Formation: 40 Cdo RM Location: Port Said Period/ Conflict: Suez Crisis Year: 1956 Date/s: 6th November 1956 At dawn on 6 November...

45 CDO - The world's first heli-borne assault - Musketeer

Unit/ Formation: 45 Cdo RM Location: Egypt Period/ Conflict: Suez Crisis Year: 1956 Date/s: 5 November 1956 Operation Musketeer (French:...

Battle of Bapaume 1918

24th -25th March 1918 First Battle of Bapaume (Second phase of First Somme 1918) involving the 63rd Division. Operation Michael (German:...

SS Bayano 1915 - 20 RMs lost

11th March 1915 SS Bayano, armed merchant cruiser, torpedoed and sunk by U.27 in North Channel. HMS Bayano, built in 1913, was originally...

41 CDO - Raid on Douvres Radar Station

The radar at Douvres-la-Délivrande was the primary Luftwaffe radar station in the area—a fortified position of twenty acres—having been...

41 Cdo - Sword Beach - D Day

Unit/ Formation: 41 Cdo RM Location: France Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 6 June 1944 The most experienced unit in...

IRA Bombing - Deal - Memorial Band Stand

Unit/ Formation: RM Band Service Location: Deal Period/ Conflict: Year: 1989 Date/s: 22 September 1989 A memorial bandstand was...

First Royal Marines Killed in Action in WW2

In 1939 within days of the outbreak of war two Royal Marines had died ashore; Sergeant (Pens) Ebenezer Luff, PO/ 15068, was killed in a...

Lt Charles Morgan - the ‘boat action’ before New Orleans 1814

Charles Morgan was first Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant, Royal Marines on 11th Sept 1805. Promoted Lieutenant on 11th Nov 1808, he was...

The Siege and Capture of Ruapekapeka - New Zealand

Ruapekapeka (bats nest), a pā 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Kawakawa in the Northland Region of New Zealand, is one of the largest...

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