Happy 246th birthday United States Marine Corps!!
From Wikipedia.
During the War of 1812, Marine detachments on ships took part in the great frigate duels that characterized the war at sea. These were also the first and last engagements of the war.
Probably their most significant service took place when they held the center of General Andrew Jackson's defensive line at the Battle of New Orleans, the final major land battle and one of the most one-sided engagements of the war.
Then, there were victories of American ships over the HMS Cyane, HMS Levant and HMS Penguin in the last engagements of the war where the Marines gained a reputation as expert marksmen in ship-to-ship action.
They played a large role in the 1813 defense of Sackets Harbor, New York, and Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia.
--Brock-Perry
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