Marines took part in numerous naval operations during the War of 1812, as well as participating in the defense of Washington at Bladensburg, Maryland, and fought alongside Andrew Jackson in the ...

The War of 1812 had just erupted so she quickly finds a Marine Corps uniform, tapes her breasts and butt to hide her shape and joins the Marines. She takes the name of George Baker, a Marine ...

More than 800 Royal Marines, British regulars and French prisoners ... in one of the few U.S. victories during the War of 1812. The British realized that trying to capture Norfolk would result ...

Carmick commanded the Marines with distinction at the Battle of New Orleans in January 1815 during the War of 1812. He died Nov. 6, 1816, from injuries he received in the battle.

The Marine Corps, though a component of the Navy ... "Although the War of 1812 Commemoration is advertised to be the . . . 'moon shot' that propels the image of the Navy and public perception ...

Marines from the Barracks have fought in all of our wars, from the War of 1812 when they helped defend Washington to Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. When we declared our independence ...

The Marine Corps, though a component of the Navy ... whose legislation to create a national War of 1812 bicentennial commission was blocked by Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla. Unlike in Canada, where ...

The Society of the War of 1812 of the State of Louisiana -- the largest of the state societies -- continues this tradition. Members of the society are descendants of military personnel who ...