It's the precursor to the U.S. Marine Corps. Though short-lived, this division played a distinct role in the Revolutionary War.
The Marines are officially established as a landing force for the Navy. Congress would soon make the Marine Corps a separate service.
During the War of 1812, Marine detachments on Navy ships take part in some of the great frigate duels that characterized the war, which were the first and last engagements of the conflict.
French composer Jacques Offenbach revises his opera Geneviève de Brabant to include a new piece of music that would become the basis for the official USMC hymn. The hymn is considered to be the oldest official song in the U.S. Armed Forces.
Opha May Johnson becomes the first woman to officially enlist as a Marine in the history of the military branch.
The now-famous exclamation is first introduced into the vernacular of recruits and established members of the Corps alike.
