Unit History: Royal Marine Artillery
The Royal Marine Artillery was formed as an establishment within the British Royal Marines in 1804 to man the artillery in bomb vessels. This had been done by the Royal Regiment of Artillery, but a lawsuit by a Royal Artillery officer resulted in a court decision that Army officers were not subject to Naval orders. As their uniforms were the blue of the Royal Regiment of Artillery, this group was nicknamed the "Blue Marines" and the Infantry element, who wore the scarlet uniforms of the British infantry, became known as the "Red Marines", often given the derogatory nickname "Lobsters" by sailors.
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2 people in our Napoleonic records
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16 people in our Early 19th Century records
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4 people in our Crimean War records
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8695 people in our Victorian Conflicts records
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2519 people in our Boer War records
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23584 people in our WW1 records
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120 people in our WW2 records
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81 people in our Post WW2 records