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...
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Si Biggs
Jan 152 min read
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...
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Si Biggs
Aug 1, 20233 min read
James Louis Moulton
James Louis Moulton was born on 3 June 1906, the son of J. D. Moulton. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Barnet, and...
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Si Biggs
Jan 31, 20231 min read
Royal Marines History - January 2023
Once again many thanks for your continued support and interest in this monthly blog and the Royal Marines History Website. Visitor...
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Si Biggs
Jan 28, 20232 min read
HM Queen Victoria's Body Escorted from Osborne House - Royal Marines Guard
On the evening of 22nd January HM Queen Victoria died at Osborne, Isle of Wight, and for a time the world seemed to stand still; it was...
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Si Biggs
Jan 21, 20235 min read
Crossing the Garigliano River - 40 CDO Royal Marines
Force 2. (A.P. and X troops). [40 CDO RM War Diary] The day of 17th January was spent in the lying up area until 2015 hrs when the area...
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Si Biggs
Jan 18, 20232 min read
Formation of 117th Infantry Brigade Royal Marines
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: UK Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 15th January - July 1945 The 117th Infantry...
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Si Biggs
Jan 13, 20232 min read
Operations in the Transkei
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Transkei Period/ Conflict: The Frontier Wars Year: 1878 Date/s: 13th January 1878 “After...
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Si Biggs
Jan 12, 20231 min read
Raid on Myebon Peninsula - 42 Cdo RM
Unit/ Formation: 42 Cdo RM Location: Burma Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1945 Date/s: 12 January 1945 On 12th January 1945, the...
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Si Biggs
Jan 5, 20232 min read
Capture of Fort Trincomalee by surprise
Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: Sri Lanka Period/ Conflict: Fourth Anglo Dutch War Year: 1782 Date/s: 5 January...
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Si Biggs
Jan 3, 20239 min read
Royal Marines Engineer Commando - Burma
Extract from ADM 202/30 re No 1 (RM) Engineer Commando 3 Troop RM Engineer Commando Report on Operations at AKYAB, MYEBON & KANGAW Period...
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Si Biggs
Jan 1, 20236 min read
Sinking of HMS Formidable - 86 RMs lost
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: English Channel Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: 1st January 1915 HMS Formidable was...
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Si Biggs
Dec 13, 20222 min read
Royal Marines - Operations in Ukraine
Royal Marines Commandos supported "discreet operations" when deployed to Ukraine earlier this year, a former head of the Marines has...
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Si Biggs
Jan 29, 20222 min read
Glider Bomb Attack off Anzio - Loss of HMS Spartan
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: Off Anzio Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 29th January 1944 Loss of AA Cruiser HMS...
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Si Biggs
Jan 28, 20223 min read
Invasion of Guadeloupe (1810)
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Guadeloupe Period/ Conflict: Napoleonic Wars Year: 1810 Date/s: 28 January and 6 February 1810...
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Si Biggs
Jan 27, 20221 min read
“Sarie Marais” – The March Past of the Royal Marines Commandos
'Sarie Marais' was an old South African folk song often used by the Boer Commandos and quickly spread at home by soldiers coming back...
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Si Biggs
Jan 23, 20221 min read
Operation Maude - Cutting Iraq's Communications Cable
Unit/ Formation: SBS Location: S of Baghdad Period/ Conflict: Operation Granby (Gulf War 1) Year: 1991 Date/s: 23 January 1991. Led by Lt...
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Si Biggs
Jan 22, 20222 min read
Operation Shingle - Anzio Landings
Unit/ Formation: 43 Cdo RM Location: Italy Period/ Conflict: World War II Year: 1944 Date/s: 22 January 1944 The Battle of Anzio was a...
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Si Biggs
Jan 14, 20227 min read
45 RM Commando Operations around the Meuse Jan 1945
On the 14th January 1945 45 Commando under Command of Brigadier D Mills-Roberts DSO MC Irish Guards embarked at Tilbury Docks for...
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Si Biggs
Jan 13, 20223 min read
Sinking of HMS Viknor
Unit/ Formation: Memorial Location: West Coast of Ireland Period/ Conflict: World War I Year: 1915 Date/s: 13th January 1915 RMS Atrato...
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