History of the Marine Corps

We draw the curtain back on American politics towards the end of the 18th century. President John Adams is dealing with France attacking and seizing American commerce ships and the Federalists and Democratic-Republican parties are using the conflict to advance their political party. The controversy was a crucial phase for the U.S. and introduced the challenge of international diplomacy. We also briefly discuss the XYZ Affair and the passing of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798. We’ll end the episode with a short discussion about the decision to establish the Department of the Navy and the passing of the Marine Corps Act, which formally established and organized the United States Marine Corps.

This episode introduces the first official war the United States fought as an independent nation. The Quasi-War was an undeclared war against one of our greatest allies during our fight for Independence, the French. We will take a look at our relationship with France after the revolution as well as events that changed our alliance.

We'll tie a bow around Marines serving in the American Revolution and talk about the decision to disband the Continental Marines. We'll also get into some statistics about the war.

This episode takes a look at the rarely talked about privateer and state Marines. 

We take a look at the consequences the Penobscot Expedition had on Continental Marines and conclude with the two remaining detachments of Marines fighting in the American Revolution. 

This episode takes a closer look at American military leaders’ actions that potentially cost lives and the loss of what should have been an easy win for the Continental military.

We take a look at the beginning of the Penobscot Expedition, probably one of the worst naval disasters in American military history. 

During this episode, we dig a little deeper into the Willing expedition and discuss some of the hardships and challenges Willing and the Marines faced with the Spanish and the British.