Category: Continental Marines, American Revolution

Categories: United States of America, American Revolution

Major Samuel Nicholas
1st Commandant

Continental Marines were the marine force of the American Colonies during the American Revolutionary War. In all, there were 131 Colonial Marine officers and probably no more than 2,000 enlisted Colonial Marines. Marine casualties from April 19, 1775 through April 11, 1783 were 49 killed in action and 70 wounded in action.

For units and personnel who served during the American Revolution see the subcategories listed below.

For the primary, peacetime category, see:

Category: United States Marine Corps

For more information on Continental Marines in the American Revolution See:

Wikipedia.org
Continental Marines, Wikipedia.org
Casualties: US Navy and Marine Corps Personnel Killed and Wounded in Wars, Conflicts, Terrorist Acts, and Other Hostile Incidents, history.navy.mil

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Person Profiles (18)

A

John Adams abt 01 Feb 1749 Fairfax County, Virginia - abt 14 Mar 1849

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George Bacon 05 Feb 1757 Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 11 Jul 1834

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Silas Devol abt 24 Jun 1743 Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island - Aug 1782

Thomas Dring 08 Mar 1758 Newport, Rhode Island - 03 Aug 1825

E

Thomas Elwood 1754 Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut - bef 29 Sep 1820

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Charles Herbert 17 Nov 1757 - 04 Sep 1808

Ralph Horn abt 1757 England - 21 Sep 1829

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Samuel Nicholas Feb 1744 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 27 Aug 1790

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William Radford abt 1759 Frederick county, Maryland U.S. - 04 Apr 1803

James Read 1743 New Castle County, Delaware - 31 Dec 1822

Jeremiah Reed 14 Dec 1760 Hunterdon, New Jersey - abt 06 Mar 1838

Wilson Rowlandson abt 1758 Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

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William Sanford abt Apr 1734 Westmoreland County, Virginia, British Colonial America - abt 12 Dec 1806

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William Shippin 1750 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 03 Jan 1777

Benoni Shurtleff 15 May 1757 Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony - 06 Feb 1841

George Sloan 03 Dec 1756 Cork, County Cork, Ireland - abt 09 Jun 1836

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John Ward 15 May 1753 Union City Tolland, Connecticut - 03 Jun 1854

Jonathan Woodworth 26 Oct 1738 Norwich, New London, Connecticut - 05 Sep 1818

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