THE MARINE REGIMENTS.
CONTENTS
OF THE
RECORDS OF THE MARINE CORPS.
| Year | Page | |
| Introduction. | ||
| 1664 | Formation of a Corps for Sea-service on commencement of war with Holland | [1] |
| —— | Designated “The Admiral’s Maritime Regiment,” and commanded by the Duke of York, afterwards King James II. | — |
| 1672 | Formation of additional Corps of Marines on renewal of hostilities with Holland | [2] |
| 1689 | The Admiral’s Maritime Regiment incorporated in the Second Foot Guards | — |
| 1702 | Formation of six Regiments of Marines | — |
| —— | Six other Regiments of Infantry selected for Sea-service | — |
| —— | The Royal Warrant for forming the six Regiments of Marines, and for selecting six other Regiments for Sea-service | [3] |
| —— | Other Regiments embarked, at different periods during the war, to serve as Marines on board the Fleet | — |
| —— | Rules and Instructions for the duties, pay, and clothing of the Marine forces | [4] |
| 1702 | Placed under the control of the Lord High Admiral, the Prince George of Denmark | [4] |
| —— | Appointment of Brigadier-General W. Seymour, of the Fourth Foot, to superintend the details of the Marine Regiments | [5] |
| —— | Uniform prescribed for the Marine forces | — |
| —— | Independent Companies of Marines formed for the fleet in the West Indies | — |
| —— | Services of the Marines on board the fleet in the Mediterranean | — |
| 1704 | Proceeded in the fleet to Lisbon, to aid the cause of the Archduke Charles of Austria | — |
| —— | Proceeded against Barcelona, but afterwards withdrew, and re-embarked | [6] |
| —— | Attack and Capture of Gibraltar | — |
| —— | Engagement of the British and French fleets in the Mediterranean | [7] |
| —— | Siege of Gibraltar by the Spaniards and French | [8] |
| 1705 | The attempt to retake the fortress abandoned after a siege of seven months | [9] |
| —— | The Marine Corps distributed in the several ships of war on the coast of Spain | [10] |
| —— | Proceeded against Barcelona with the troops under the Earl of Peterborough | — |
| —— | Capture of Fort Montjuich by storm | [11] |
| —— | Surrender of the garrison of Barcelona | [12] |
| 1706 | Siege of Barcelona by the French | [13] |
| —— | The French raised the siege and retreated | — |
| —— | Capture of Carthagena | — |
| —— | Capture of Alicant | [14] |
| —— | Surrender of Iviça | — |
| —— | Surrender of Majorca | — |
| 1707 | Attack and siege of Toulon | [15] |
| —— | The siege of Toulon raised | — |
| 1708 | Surrender of Sardinia | — |
| 1708 | Capture of the Island of Minorca | [16] |
| —— | Decease of H. R. H. the Prince George of Denmark, Consort of Queen Anne, and Lord High Admiral of England | — |
| 1709 | Capture of Anna-polis Royal, in Nova Scotia | [17] |
| —— | Surrender of Alicant to the forces of Spain and France | — |
| 1710 | Capture of the Isle of Cette | [18] |
| —— | The Isle of Cette recaptured | — |
| 1711 | Proceeded on an Expedition against Quebec, in Canada | — |
| —— | Failure of the expedition by storms and wreck in the River St. Lawrence | [19] |
| —— | Decease of Joseph I., Emperor of Austria | — |
| —— | Election of Charles III. of Spain to be Emperor of Germany | — |
| 1712 | Negotiations for general peace | — |
| 1713 | Definitive treaty of peace at Utrecht on 31st March | [20] |
| —— | Gibraltar, Minorca, and Nova Scotia ceded to Great Britain by the treaty of peace | — |
| —— | The Corps of Marines disbanded | — |
| 1714 | Decease of Her Majesty Queen Anne on the 1st of August | — |
| —— | Accession of King George I. | — |
| —— | Attempts of the Son of the late King James II. to obtain the throne, defeated | — |
| —— | Augmentations made to the Army | [21] |
| —— | Three of the late regiments of Marines, now the 30th, 31st, and 32nd, retained, and placed on the establishment of the infantry of the Line | — |
| 1739 | War declared against Spain on the 23rd of October, 1739 | — |
| —— | Augmentation of the Land forces | 22 |
| 1739 | Formation of six regiments of Marines | [22] |
| —— | Fleet of five ships, with a detachment of Marines, under Admiral Vernon, proceeded against Porto Bello | — |
| 1740 | An additional regiment of Marines, of four battalions, formed at New York in North America, and Colonel Spotswood appointed Colonel-Commandant | [23] |
| —— | The six regiments of Marines augmented from 700 to 1000 men each | — |
| —— | Augmentation of the four invalid companies of Marines | — |
| —— | Usefulness of Marine forces, as proved on former occasions, now generally admitted | [24] |
| —— | Formation of four additional regiments of Marines, of 1000 men each | — |
| —— | Attack and capture of Fort Chagre | [25] |
| —— | Fleet under Admiral Sir Chaloner Ogle, and troops, including the six Marine regiments under General Lord Cathcart, proceeded to the West Indies, for the purpose of attacking the Spanish possessions in South America | — |
| —— | Death of General Lord Cathcart at Dominica | [26] |
| —— | Brigadier-General Wentworth succeeded to the military command of the expedition | — |
| 1741 | The whole collected at Jamaica under Admiral Vernon | — |
| —— | Proceeded to the Grande Playa, to windward of the town of Carthagena | — |
| —— | Capture of forts St. Jago and St. Philip | — |
| —— | Capture of the castle of Bocca Chica | [27] |
| —— | Capture of Fort St. Joseph | — |
| —— | Capture of the castle of Grande Castello | — |
| —— | Attack of St. Lazar by escalade | — |
| 1741 | Repulse of the troops, and abandonment of the enterprise | [28] |
| —— | The forts and castle of Carthagena demolished | — |
| —— | The expedition returned to Jamaica | — |
| —— | Another expedition proceeded to the island of Cuba | [29] |
| —— | Returned to Jamaica after encountering much sickness and numerous casualties | [30] |
| 1742 | The island of Rattan, in the bay of Honduras, taken possession of, and placed in a state of defence | [31] |
| —— | A detachment sent to the assistance of General Oglethorpe, in South Carolina, against the Spaniards | [32] |
| —— | Recall of Admiral Vernon and General Wentworth | — |
| —— | The independent Companies at Jamaica (now the forty-ninth regiment) and the Marines on board of the fleet, completed with effective men; the remainder of the troops returned to England | — |
| —— | The command of the fleet in the West Indies devolved on Sir Chaloner Ogle | — |
| 1743 | Another expedition proceeded to South America, under the command of Commodore Knowles of the Navy, with 400 men of the thirty-eighth regiment and 600 Marines | [33] |
| —— | Sailed to Antigua, and proceeded to attack La Guira in Terra Firma | — |
| —— | Proceeded to Curaçao to refit | — |
| —— | Sailed again for Porto Cavallo | — |
| —— | Attack of Ponta Brava | — |
| —— | Returned to Jamaica | [34] |
| —— | Declaration of war against France on 31st March, 1743 | 35 |
| 1744 | Engagement of a party of Marines of the Essex ship-of-war in the Mediterranean | [35] |
| —— | Active means adopted for completing the ten regiments of Marines | — |
| 1745 | Expedition against Cape Breton | [36] |
| —— | Capitulation of Louisburg and of the Island of Cape Breton | — |
| 1746 | Complaints investigated respecting the settlement of accounts in the corps of Marines | [37] |
| —— | Contemplated expedition against Quebec | [38] |
| —— | Expedition proceeded against Port L’Orient | — |
| —— | Disembarked in Quimperlay Bay, and advanced against Plymeur | — |
| —— | Re-embarked and sailed for Quiberon | — |
| —— | Returned to England | [39] |
| 1747 | Royal Warrant issued on the 28th February, 1747, for placing the Marine Forces under the control of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty | — |
| —— | Renewed efforts of the King of France against the British possessions in North America, and in the East Indies | [40] |
| —— | Victory over the French Fleet by Vice-Admiral Lord Anson and Rear-Admiral Sir Peter Warren, K.B., on the 3rd of May, 1747 | [41] |
| —— | Another victory over the French Fleet, by Commodore Fox, in June 1747 | [42] |
| —— | A further victory obtained on the 14th of October, 1747, by Admiral Sir Edward Hawke, over the French Fleet | — |
| 1748 | A fleet proceeded under Admiral Boscawen, with Marines and other troops, to attack the Mauritius | [43] |
| —— | Proceeded thence to the coast of Coromandel | — |
| —— | Disembarked and marched towards Pondicherry | 44 |
| 1748 | Obtained possession of Arian Coupan | [44] |
| —— | Re-embarked after having demolished the fort of Arian Coupan | — |
| —— | Another expedition, under Rear-Admiral Knowles, proceeded against St. Jago in Cuba | [45] |
| —— | Squadron returned to Jamaica | — |
| —— | The King of France expressed a desire for Peace | — |
| —— | Definitive treaty of Peace concluded at Aix-la-Chapelle on 18th October, 1748 | [46] |
| —— | The ten regiments of Marines disbanded in November, 1748 | — |
| 1755 | Preparations for renewing war with France | — |
| —— | Re-formation of the present Corps of Marines | — |
| —— | Augmentations made in the Army and Navy | — |
| —— | Fifty Companies of Marines, formed in Three Divisions, raised under the control of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty | — |
| —— | An Act of Parliament for the regulation of the Marine Forces while doing duty on Shore | — |
| 1802 | The Royal Authority granted for the Marine Forces to be styled “The Royal Marines” | [47] |
| 1805 | A Fourth Division formed at Woolwich by Order in Council dated 15th August 1805 | — |
| 1827 | Presentation of Colours, on the part of His Majesty King George IV., by His Royal Highness the Duke of Clarence, then Lord High Admiral, and afterwards King William IV | [48] |
PLATES.
| Costume of Marines in 1742 | to face page | [1] |
| Present Colours of the Royal Marines | ” | [48] |