1664-89. The Lord Admiral's (H.R.H. The Duke of York and Albany's)
Maritime Regiment; also ranked as The 3rd Foot: drafted into
The Coldstreams.
1694-97. Maritime Regiments: several raised and disbanded.
1702-13. Maritime Regiments: six raised, of which three were disbanded,
the rest being now represented by The 1st Batt. East Lancashire,
The 1st East Surrey, and The 1st Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry;
at the same time other regiments were placed on the Marine
Establishment for sea-service--these regiments are now represented
by The 2nd Gloucester Regiment, The Yorkshire, The Lancashire
Fusiliers, The 1st Border, The 1st Royal Sussex, and The 2nd
Worcester.
1740-48. Marine Regiments: ten raised and disbanded.
1755-1802. Marines: 50 Companies permanently established.
1802 (from). Royal Marines.
PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.
[It is impossible to instance more than the most distinguished
of the varied services of this branch of the Army. Reference
should also be made to the Regimental Records of Corps specially
mentioned as having at one time served as Marines.]
1705. Gibraltar.
1706. Spain.
1708. Minorca.
1708. Nice.
1708. Ostend.
1708. Sardinia.
1709. Nova Scotia.
1709. West Indies.
1709. Dunkirk.
1741. Carthagena.
1746. Culloden.
1747-8. Aria-Coupang.
1747-8. Pondicherry.
1747-8. Coromandel Coast.
1758. Louisbourg.
1761. Belle Isle.
1762. Manilla.
1762. Havannah.
1775. America.
1775. Bunker's Hill.
1783. Gibraltar.
1797. St. Vincent.
1797. Camperdown.
1801. Copenhagen.
1801. Egypt.
1801. Teneriffe.
1801. Acre.
1801. Elba.
1805. Trafalgar.
1807. Copenhagen.
1807. Dardanelles.
1808-14. Peninsula.
1809. Flushing.
1811. Cape Lissa.
1812-15. America.
1836-38. Spain.
1840. Syria.
1840-1. Egypt.
1840-2. China.
1845-9. New Zealand.
1851-3. Burma.
1855. Baltic.
1855. Sevastopol.
1858. Lucknow.
1860. China.
1868. Abyssinia.
1874. Ashantee.
1882. Egypt.
1884. Nile.
1884-5. Egypt.
1884-90. Zululand.
1887, 1892-4. West Africa.
1900. South Africa.
&c., &c., &c.
UNIFORM.--Scarlet with Yellow facings (1664); Red Waterman's
Frocks with bright Yellow facings (1702); the 1740-48 contingents
wore the usual Red Waterman's frock with different facings and
cloth caps for each regiment:--1st Regiment, Yellow; 2nd, Green;
3rd, Yellow; 4th, White; 5th, Yellow; 6th, Green; 7th, White;
8th, Yellow; 9th, Buff; 10th, Yellow. From 1755 to 1802 a Scarlet
Uniform with White facings was worn, the facings being changed to
Blue in 1802. At the present time the Royal Marine Artillery wear
Blue with Scarlet facings, and the Royal Marine Light Infantry
Scarlet with Blue facings.
REGIMENTAL AND OTHER BADGES.--"The Globe" with the Motto, "_Per
Mare, per Terram_." "The Crown--the Anchor and Laurel"--Her
Majesty's Cypher, with the word "Gibraltar" (the latter for
services at the various sieges).
NICKNAMES.--"The Little Grenadiers" (at Belle Isle the Corps
wore the old-fashioned Grenadier caps of the earlier maritime
regiments). "The Jollies." "The Globe Rangers." "Neptune's
Bodyguard." "The Admiral's Regiment."
NOTES.--The Royal Marines rank next to The Berkshire Regiment.
BIBLIOGRAPHY.--_Historical Records of The Royal Marines._
Compiled and edited by Major L. Edye, R.M.L.I., Barrister-at-Law.
Vol. I. 1664-1701. [London: Harrison. 1893.]
_Historical Review of the Royal Marine Corps._ By Captain
Gillespie. [London: 1803.]
_Historical Record of the Royal Marine Forces._ By Colonel
Nichols. [London: 1845.]