The United States Marine Corps: A History
From two battalions raised by the Continental Congress in 1775 to the Corps of today: the wars and battles the Marines fought, the leaders who shaped them, and the traditions they carry. **How to read it.** Wars and campaigns are durations, with a picture behind the timeline while they last; battles, milestones and people are moments with their picture. Chapter headings mark the eras. Hover over a cluster of moments to fan it out, and open any moment for its full notes and sources. Related events (a leader and their battle, a battle and its war) are linked. **Sources and images.** Each event links the Wikipedia article it draws on. Images are linked, not copied, from Wikimedia Commons, where most are US government works in the public domain; open an image's original for its author and license. Dates are given in UTC; where only the month or year is known, the notes say so.
94 moments · 1775-04-19T00:00:00Z CE – 2022-08-06T00:00:00Z CE · by @athan · @athan
The Continental Congress raises two battalions of Marines
The Second Continental Congress resolved "that two Battalions of Marines be raised", men "good seamen, or so acquainted with maritime affairs as to be able to serve to advantage by sea". Tradition places the first recruiting at **Tun Tavern** in Philadelphia. Marines celebrate **10 November** as the Corps' birthday every year. **Read more:** [Tun Tavern — Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tun_Tavern) *Image: Wikimedia Commons (from the article above).*