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44th Regiment of Foot (1st Marines)1739–1748 [78] 1739 Raised 17 November 1739 as Edward Wolfe's Regiment of Marines, ranked as 44th Foot or 1st Marines by 1741. Disbanded 11 November 1748. [78] 44th Regiment of Foot 1751–1782. 44th (East Essex) Regiment of Foot 1782–1881 [78] 1741 Raised 7 January 1741 as James Long's Regiment of Foot.
Six Marine Regiments (1st to 6th Marines, 44th to 49th Foot) were raised on 17–22 November 1739 for the War of Jenkins' Ear, with four more being raised later.One large Marine Regiment (Spotswood's Regiment, later Gooch's American Regiment) was formed of American colonists and served alongside British Marines at the Battle of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia and Guantánamo Bay, Cuba in the War ...
1st Battalion, 1st Marines (1/1) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Pendleton, California, consisting of anywhere from 800 to 2,000 Marines and Sailors, but the number fluctuates depending on the battalion's mission.
The Bloodsuckers – 63rd (West Suffolk) Regiment of Foot later 1st Battalion Manchester Regiment (Supposedly derived from a regimental emblem worn by officers, the Fleur de Lis, 'which resembled that insect' - (Most commonly said to be a mosquito, associated with the Regiment's frequent service in the Caribbean and America).) [3] [16]
1st Battalion (Light companies from the 4th, 7th, 15th, 17th, 23rd, 27th, 33rd, and 38th Foot) 2nd Battalion (Light companies from the 37th, 43rd, 45th, 49th, 55th, 63rd, and 71st Foot) 82nd Regiment of Foot; 1st Brigade commanded by Lt. Col. John Yorke 17th Regiment of Foot; 23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welch Fuzileers) 33rd Regiment of Foot
1st Battalion, 1st Marines (1/1) 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines (2/1) 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines (3/1) 1st Battalion, 4th Marines (1/4) – (1/4 is assigned to the 1st Marine Regiment for the purpose of facilitating 4th Marines as a "host" regimental headquarters for battalions on unit deployment program assignments to 3rd Marine Division on Okinawa.)
The 2nd Battalion of the 3rd Foot was formed on 10 December 1756. In September 1757 both battalions of the 3rd Foot took part in an assault of the French coast. They returned to England in October, and on 21 April 1758 the 2nd Battalion became the 61st Regiment of Foot, with Major General Granville Elliott as colonel. The new regiment retained ...
The regiment, now under the command of Lieutenant Colonel John Maitland, went on take part in the Battle of Brier Creek in March 1779; at Brier Creek the 1st Battalion of the regiment attacked the Americans at the front while the 2nd Battalion attacked them from the rear: again the Americans were routed. [6]