Today marks the 245th birthday of one mighty fine fighting machine, the Marines.
They were formed by resolution of the Second Continental Congress on November 10, 1775. The Corps' commander was Samuel Nicholas who raised a battalion of 300 by December of 1775 in Philadelphia. By January, they went to sea under the command of Commodore Esek Hopkins.
In March, they undertook the first of many amphibious operations in their illustrious career, at the Battle of Nassau in the Bahamas, occupying the British port of Nassau for two weeks.
On January 3, 1777, the Marines arrived at the Battle of Princeton attached to General John Calwalader's brigade.
And, you know what tomorrow is.
--RoadMarine
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