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  2. Continental Marines - Wikipedia

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    The Continental Marines were the amphibious infantry of the American Colonies (and later the United States) during the American Revolutionary War. The Corps was formed by the Continental Congress on November 10, 1775, and was disbanded in 1783. Their mission was multi-purpose, but their most important duty was to serve as onboard security ...

  3. Noncommissioned officer's creed - Wikipedia

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    Noncommissioned officer's creed. The U.S. Army Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer, otherwise known as the Noncommissioned Officer's Creed, and commonly shortened to the NCO creed, is a tool used in the United States Army to educate and remind enlisted leaders of their responsibilities and authority, and serves as a code of conduct.

  4. History of the United States Marine Corps - Wikipedia

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    The history of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) begins with the founding of the Continental Marines on 10 November 1775 to conduct ship-to-ship fighting, provide shipboard security and discipline enforcement, and assist in landing forces. Its mission evolved with changing military doctrine and foreign policy of the United States.

  5. Non-commissioned officer - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. A non-commissioned officer (NCO) is a military officer who does not hold a commission. [1][2][3] Non-commissioned officers usually earn their position of authority by promotion through the enlisted ranks. [4] In contrast, commissioned officers usually enter directly from a military academy, officer training corps (OTC) or reserve ...

  6. Continental Army - Wikipedia

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    The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War. It was formed on June 14, 1775, by a resolution passed by the Second Continental Congress, meeting in Philadelphia after the war's outbreak. The Continental Army was created to coordinate ...

  7. Colonial American military history - Wikipedia

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    Colonial American military history. Colonial American military history is the military record of the Thirteen Colonies from their founding to the American Revolution in 1775. George Washington in 1772 as colonel of the Virginia Regiment; painting by Charles Willson Peale. Beginning when on August 29, 1643, the Plymouth Colony Court allowed ...

  8. Commander-in-Chief, North America - Wikipedia

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    The office of Commander-in-Chief, North America was a military position of the British Army. Established in 1755 in the early years of the Seven Years' War, holders of the post were generally responsible for land-based military personnel and activities in and around those parts of North America that Great Britain either controlled or contested.

  9. Franco-American alliance - Wikipedia

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    The Franco-American alliance was the 1778 alliance between the Kingdom of France and the United States during the American Revolutionary War. Formalized in the 1778 Treaty of Alliance, it was a military pact in which the French provided many supplies for the Americans. The Netherlands and Spain later joined as allies of France; Britain had no ...