Continental Marines

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Marine_Corps
gptkbp:colors blue and white
blue and yellow
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspiration for military films
gptkbp:disbanded 1783
April 1783
gptkbp:disbandment_date post-war reduction
gptkbp:dissolved 1783
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:famous_quote " We are the first to fight"
gptkbp:fighting_style light infantry tactics
gptkbp:first_commandant gptkb:Samuel_Nicholas
gptkbp:formed 1775
gptkbp:founded 1775
November 10, 1775
gptkbp:has_been_restored July 11, 1798
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:historical_documentation Continental Congress resolution
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:First_Continental_Congress
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkb:Marquis_de_Lafayette
gptkb:Nathaniel_Greene
gptkb:Benedict_Arnold
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkb:Francis_Marion
gptkb:John_Adams
gptkb:John_Paul_Jones
gptkb:John_Hancock
gptkb:Henry_Knox
gptkb:Ethan_Allen
gptkb:William_Prescott
gptkb:Cornwallis
gptkb:Charles_Lee
gptkb:William_Howe
gptkb:Richard_Montgomery
gptkb:James_Wolfe
gptkb:Baron_von_Steuben
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:first_marine_force_of_the_United_States
first American naval infantry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Continental Marines
gptkbp:influence modern Marine Corps traditions
gptkbp:legacy foundation of the U. S. Marine Corps
influenced modern marine corps
inspiration for future Marine Corps
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:motto Fortitudine
nan
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Continental_Marines
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Trenton
gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Battle_of_Princeton
gptkb:Battle_of_Nassau
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Samuel_Nicholas
gptkbp:notable_move capture of British supply ships
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:operational_use amphibious operations
gptkbp:parent_organization gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:primary_function gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:primary_mission land assaults
shipboard security
gptkbp:primary_role gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:recruited_from colonial militias
gptkbp:recruitment volunteer
voluntary enlistment
gptkbp:reformed 1784
gptkbp:role gptkb:infantry
naval infantry
gptkbp:size varied
approximately 2,000
approximately 2,000 personnel
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Eagle,_Globe,_and_Anchor
gptkbp:training basic military training
gptkbp:training_programs gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:uniform blue coat with white facings
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkb:the_Continental_Congress
gptkb:Establishment_of_the_U._S._Marine_Corps
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4