Continental Marines

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced military history
influenced military ceremonies
inspired naval traditions
influenced marine corps values
influenced marine uniforms
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Congress_of_the_Confederation
1783
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War
gptkbp:equipment pistol
bayonet
musket
grenade
gptkbp:formed 1775
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:historicalFigures gptkb:Benedict_Arnold
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Daniel_Morgan
gptkb:Francis_Marion
gptkb:John_Paul_Jones
gptkb:Henry_Knox
gptkb:Ethan_Allen
gptkb:William_Moultrie
gptkb:Charles_Lee
gptkb:Richard_Montgomery
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first marine force of the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Continental Marines
gptkbp:legacy influenced modern marine corps structure
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Trenton
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Princeton
Battle of Nassau
Siege of Yorktown
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Samuel_Nicholas
gptkbp:notableOperations reconnaissance missions
land assaults
raids_on_British_shipping
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkb:North_America
Europe
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Continental_Army
gptkbp:primaryFunction naval operations
gptkbp:recruitment volunteer
colonial_militias
gptkbp:role infantry
gptkbp:size varied
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:training basic military training
gptkbp:uniform blue_coat_with_white_facings