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18th Century Material Culture

The British Marines


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Captain Charles Auriol, H.M. Corps. of Marines, and the Auriol and Dashwood Families in Calcutta

by Johann Zo!any c. 1783 - 1787(Holburne Art Museum, Bath)


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Lieutenant George Belson, Corps. of Marines

by Richard Livesay c. 1780(National Army Museum)


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Lieutenant George Belson, Corps. of Marines

by Richard Livesay c. 1780(National Army Museum)


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Second Lieutenant William Binley, Corps of Marines

by English School c. 1782 - 1783(Trerice, Cornwall, National Trust)


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First Lieutenant and Quartermaster Bartholomew Chaundy, Plymouth Division, Corps. of Marines

by English School c. 1762(Bonhams)


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Second Lieutenant Laurence Desborough, Corps. of Marines

by Sarah Harrington c. 1775(Cynthia Walmsley Antiques)


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Lieutenant George Dyer, Marine Light Infantryby James Northcote


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Medal Awarded to 21 Year Old Captain Peter Ewing of the Marines

For His Actions on the 17th of June Where He Lost an Arm in Combat(Heritage Auction House)


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Captain Thomas Fowke, 38th Company, Corps. of Marines

by British School c. 1776(Royal Maritime Museum, Greenwich)


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Second Lieutenant Gerard Gosselin, Corps of Marines

English School c. 1780 - 1783(Ken Martin Collection - Loaned to Castine Historical Society)


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Captain James George Posser, Corps of Marines

English School c. 1776 - 1780(G.S. Theberge Collection)


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Captain James George Posser, Corps of Marines

English School (Engraved Late 18th - Early 19th Century After His Passing) c. 1776 - 1780(G.S. Theberge Collection)


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JOHN HUGH GRIFFITH, ESQR., First Lieutenant of Marines

Killed Jany. 27th 1782, on Board His Majestys Ship the Prudent, in the Action o!St. Kitts. by V. Green 1782(Ann S.K. Brown Collection)


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JOHN HUGH GRIFFITH, ESQR., First Lieutenant of Marines

Killed Jany. 27th 1782, on Board His Majestys Ship the Prudent, in the Action o!St. Kitts. by V. Green 1782(Ann S.K. Brown Collection)


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Second Lieutenant Arthur Mackie of Huntingdon, Corps of Marines

by John Smart 1781(Private Collection)


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Captain the Honorable John Maitland of the 109th Company, Corps of Marines

by Sir Joshua Reynolds c. 1765(Welch Castle & Museum)


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Captain Molesworth Phillips, Chatham Division, British Corps. of Marines - Survivor of Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii

c. 1781(Nottingham City Museums)


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Major John Pitcairne of the Marines

by Paul Revere c. 1774 - 1775(Skinner)


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The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill. June 17, 1775

Painted by John Trumbull c. 1785 - 1786(Yale University Art Gallery)


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The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill. June 17, 1775

Painted by John Trumbull c. 1785 - 1786(Yale University Art Gallery)


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The Crypt of Major John PitcairnChrist Church, Boston


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Captain Charles Repington of H.M. Corps. of Marines

English School 1755(Royal Marine Museum)


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Lieutenant Squire of the British Marines

by John Singleton Copley(Private Collection)


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Captain John Webber, Corps. of British Marines

by James Sharpies c. 1776 - 1783(Frick Art Reference Library)


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Unknown British Infantry or Marine O"cer

Artist: Circle of Pompeo Batoni 1761(Doyle New York)


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Unknown British Marine O"cer

by John Singleton Copley(Frick Art Reference Library)


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Unknown Marine O"cer

by the Circle of John Dowman c. 1770s(Bonhams)


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by the Circle of John Dowman c. 1770s(Bonhams)


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Unknown Marine O"

cerc. 1775


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c. 1775(Private Collection)


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Unknown British Marine O"cer

by English School c. 1775(National Army Museum)


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Unknown O"cer of the Corps. of Marines

c. 1780(Royal Marines Museum)


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Wife of Unknown O"cer of the Corps. of Marines

c. 1780(Royal Marines Museum)


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Unknown British Marine O"

cer(Private Collection)


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British 9th Marines1745


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A VIEW of the ENDEAVORS in the Bay of GOOD SUCCESS - Watering Place at Tierra del Fuego with NativesFrom A Collection of Drawings Made in the Countries Visited by Captain Cook on His First Voyage 1768 - 1771

by Alexander Buchan January 1769(The British Library)


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Marine Leaning on a Pile of Balesby Lt. Gabriel Bay 1774

(National Maritime Museum)


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Four Marines eating Pease on board the Pallas, Novr 74by Lt. Gabriel Bay 1774



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A Centinel on the Pallas's Gangway

by Lt. Gabriel Bay January 1775(National Maritime Museum)


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A Marine & Seaman fishing o!the Anchor on board the Pallas in Senegal Road



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A Marine asleep beneath a companionway on the 'Pallas'

by Lt. Gabriel Bay April 1775(National Maritime Museum)


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Seaman Relaxing on the Pallas

Lt. Gabriel Bay - April 1775(National Maritime Museum)


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Two Marines on the Pallas's Gangway



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The Death of Captain James Cookby George Carter 1783

(Bernice P. Bishop Museum)


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The Death of Captain James Cookby George Carter 1783

(Bernice P. Bishop Museum)


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"A Depiction of the Death of Cook, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, on 14th February 1779"by JohnWebber 1784

(Tepapa)


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"A Depiction of the Death of Cook, Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii, on 14th February 1779"by JohnWebber

Published as the Act directs 1 July 1785 by W.Byrne, No.79 Titchfield Street, & J.Webber, no.312 Oxford Street.

(Collection of the Captain Cook Birthplace Museum)


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Representation of the Murder of Capt.Cook at O Why -ee

by John Rickman Journal of Captain Cooks Last Voyage


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The Death of Captain James Cooke, 14 February, 1779by Johann Zofanny c. 1795

(Vienna Museum)


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The Death of Captain James Cooke, 14 February, 1779by Johann Zofanny c. 1795

(Vienna Museum)


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Letter of Lieutenant John Walter of the 1st Battalion of British Marines

June 21, 1775


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A Coat Belonging to Major General Arthur Tooker Collins of the British MarinesNot a British Marine Coat



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A Coat Belonging to Major General Arthur Tooker Collins of the British MarinesNot a British Marine Coat



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Clothing

&

Accoutrements


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British Marine Grenadier Capc. 1775

(Royal Marines Museum)


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British Marine Grenadier Capc. 1775

(Royal Marines Museum)


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Marine O"cer Repousse ButtonDated from the Time of the American Revolution

(Don Troiani)


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British Marine Belt Plate

(Don Troiani)


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British Marine Belt Plates Similar to those Excavated at North American SitesFrom the Wreck of the H.M.S. Sirius Sunk o!the Coast of Australia in 1790


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Plate Excavated at Yorktown, VirginiaPossibly Associated with the British Marines (Cap Plate?)


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Marine Caps

Acording to "Rules and Regulations while on Shore, NA ADM 96/3, 1759"

the sea necessaries issued to every marine upon entry unto the ship includedbedding, a red cloth jacket, pair of stockings, pair of shoes, two chequeredshirts, a leather cap and a haversack.

John Macintyre's 1763 "A military treatise on the discipline of the marineforces" also makes explicit mention of caps for marines to wear at sea...and thatthey must be altered to fit well, suggesting that they were purpose made andnot made of felt by cutting down the previous years issue hat.

Matthew Brenckle


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Details: British Marine Capby Lt. Gabriel Bay 1774



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