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Battle of the Windmill - Ontario
Unit/ Formation: Royal Marines Location: Ontario Period/ Conflict: Patriot War Year: 1838 Date/s: 12 November 1838 The Battle of the...
Si Biggs
Nov 12, 20202 min read
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Captain Troy - The Buckingham - Attack on the French
Unit/ Formation: His Majesty's Marine Forces Location: Off Sint Eustatius Period/ Conflict: Seven Years' War Year: 1758 Date/s: 3rd...
Si Biggs
Nov 3, 20201 min read
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Corporal John Prettyjohns - First Royal Marine Victoria Cross - 2nd Nov 1854 – Battle of Inkerman
John Prettyjohns VC (sometimes misspelled Prettyjohn) (11 June 1823 – 20 January 1887) was the first Royal Marine to win the Victoria...
Si Biggs
Nov 2, 20203 min read
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The Battle of Graspan 1899
The Battle of Graspan during the Boer War. On the 25th November 1899 the Royal Marines were involved in the battle of Graspan (also known...
Simon Biggs
Nov 25, 20193 min read
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Taranto - first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history, Major Patch RM DSC
The Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11–12 November 1940 during the Second World War between British naval forces, under...
Simon Biggs
Nov 12, 20192 min read
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Major-General Patrick Kay: Royal Marine who became a pioneer of amphibious warfare
Patrick Richard Kay, Royal Marine officer: born Blakeney, Norfolk 1 August 1921; MBE 1945, CB 1972; married 1944, Muriel Austen Smith...
Si Biggs
Nov 12, 20195 min read
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I Was There! - I Saw the Royal Marines Go In at Walcheren
The War Illustrated, Volume 8, No. 194, Page 441, November 24, 1944. Westkapelle, keypoint in the Dutch island of Walcheren blocking the...
Simon Biggs
Nov 7, 20193 min read
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Royal Marines Desk Top Icons
Thank you for signing up to my blog. As a thankyou please feel free to download this Royal Marines Icon pack. You can use them when...
Simon Biggs
Nov 6, 20191 min read
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1 ASRM becomes 47 Commando (Raiding Group) Royal Marines
The Royal Marines' amphibious warfare expert group has been renamed. 1 Assault Group Royal Marines now under the command of 3 Commando...
Simon Biggs
Nov 6, 20192 min read
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3 Cdo Bde Operation Musketeer
Unit/ Formation: 3 Cdo Brigade RM Location: Port Suez Period/ Conflict: Suez Crisis Year: 1956 Date/s: 6th November 1956 On 6 November,...
SImon Biggs
Nov 6, 20198 min read
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Corporal John Prettyjohn the First Royal Marine Victoria Cross - 2nd November 1854 –  Battle of Inke
John Prettyjohns VC (sometimes misspelled Prettyjohn) (11 June 1823 – 20 January 1887) was the first Royal Marine to win the Victoria...
Simon Biggs
Nov 5, 20193 min read
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Operation Infatuate - The Battle of Walcheren
1st - 8th November 1944 Operation Infatuate - The Battle of Walcheren. The operation was part of the wider Battle of the Scheldt and...
SImon Biggs
Nov 1, 20197 min read
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Corporal John Prettyjohn the First Royal Marine Victoria Cross - 2nd November 1854 –  Battle of Inke
John Prettyjohns VC (sometimes misspelled Prettyjohn) (11 June 1823 – 20 January 1887) was the first Royal Marine to win the Victoria...
Simon Biggs
Nov 5, 20183 min read
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The Royal Marines in World War One - RM a Geo History
Major Actions & Engagements of Royal Marines in the RND 1914-18 4th to 9th October 1914: Defence of Antwerp: (Portsmouth, Plymouth,...
Simon Biggs
Nov 4, 20182 min read
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