2. Marine Corps History LE-1508

3. Birth of the Corps Continental Marines 1775-1783

4. 10 November 1775 TunTun Tavern : Philadelphia, Pa. TwoTwo Battalions of Marines CaptainCaptain Samuel Nicholas Robert Mullen

5. First Landing (mission) l 3 March 1776 l New Providence, Bahamas l Seize British supplies

6. D u t i e s l Keep order aboard Navy ships l Provide landing forces l Man the cannons l Assault with musket fire l Board British ships and fight using hand to hand combat

7. Continental Marines l 1 Major l 30 Captains l 100 Lieutenants l 2000 Enlisted

8. April 1783 §M§Marine Corps disbands after Treaty of Paris is signed §A§America fears military takeover

9. Beginning of the Modern Corps 1794-1860

10. 27 March 1794 §Congress authorizes building of six U.S. Ships §USS Constellation §USS Constitution §USS United States

11. 11 July 1798 §Congress authorizes reorganization of Marine Corps §Major William Ward Burrows commissioned new Commanding Officer

12. Moves From Philadelphia, Pa. To Washington, D.C. §1800 - Nation’s Capitol §1801 - Headquarters USMC

13. Changes §Emphasis on Drill for discipline §“President’s Own” created §Popularity of USMC increased

16. “Barbary Wars” §1801-1805 : Mediterranean Sea §Barbary States : Morocco, Algiers, Tripoli §Barbary Pirates §British Navy §Pasha of Tripoli

17. “Expedition To Derna” Tripoli §Spring of 1805 §Lt. Presley O’Bannon & his Marines §500 Arab Mercenaries §650 miles of desert §Prince Hamet §Mameluke Sword

19. “War Of 1812” §At Sea : stop British supplies §On Land : Battles of Bladensburg & New Orleans

20. Battle of Bladensburg §5 miles from Washington D.C. §British burned Washington D.C. §8th & I was left standing

21. Battle of New Orleans §General Andrew Jackson §Defeated British §Ended the War

22. “Years of Peace” §Lt.Col. Wharton §Disciplinary System §Hand Salute §Marine Barracks & Bks.Duty