Usmcr Colonel Charles H. Waterhouse Charles R. Smith Richard a. Long
The first half of the 19th century saw little dramatic change in military technology or in military and naval tactics. Marines, formally organized by an act of Congress in 1798, would perform the same functions they had assumed during America's fight for independence. In May 1798, in response to the depredations of French privateers, President John Adams instructed American frigate captains to make reprisals upon the commerce of France. Initially, Marine units were based upon the size of the ship and appointed directly, but on 11 July 1798, an act of Congress authorized "establishing and...
The first half of the 19th century saw little dramatic change in military technology or in military and naval tactics. Marines, formally organized by ...
