Template:Royal Marines

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Official name

Her Majesty's Royal Marines

Captain-General

Nicknames

Royals

Motto

Per Mare Per Terram

Anniversaries

23 April 1918 - The Raid on Zeebrugge
28 April 1915 - Gallipoli
6 June 1944 - The Landings in Normandy
7 June 1761 - The Battle of Belle Isle
14 June 1982 - Recapture of the Falkland Islands
17 June 1775 - The Battle of Bunker Hill
24 July 1704 - The Capture of Gibraltar
21 October 1805 - The Battle of Trafalgar
28 October 1664 - The Birth of the Corps
1 November 1944 - The Assault of Walcheren

Regimental Marches

Quick: A Life on the Ocean Wave
Slow: Preobrajensky

Description

Quick reaction commando force

Creation date

Reason for creation

Provision of infantry soldiers on Royal Navy warships

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