Colonial Marines
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Colonial Marines may refer to:
- American Colonial MarinesAmerican Colonial MarinesThe historical battles of Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts sparked the beginning of the American War for Independence on 19 April 1775; soon after, the rest of the thirteen American colonies were pulled into the conflict...
, the maritime-militiamen who served in Benedict ArnoldBenedict ArnoldBenedict Arnold V was a general during the American Revolutionary War. He began the war in the Continental Army but later defected to the British Army. While a general on the American side, he obtained command of the fort at West Point, New York, and plotted to surrender it to the British forces...
's flotilla, George WashingtonGeorge WashingtonGeorge Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
's Marblehead Regiment, and the state navies against the British Army occupation during the American Revolutionary WarAmerican Revolutionary WarThe American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
. - Corps of Colonial MarinesCorps of Colonial MarinesCorps of Colonial Marines were raised from former slaves as auxiliary units of the Royal Marines for service in the Americas: Two of these units were raised and subsequently disbanded...
, two former auxiliary forces of the British Royal Marines - Troupes de marineTroupes de marineThe or Infanterie de marine, formerly Troupes coloniales, are an arm of the French Army with a colonial heritage. The Troupes de marine have a dedicated overseas service role. Despite their title they have been a part of the Army since 1958...
, an arm of the French Army with naval heritage - United States Colonial Marines, a fictional Space Marine organization from the Aliens media franchise
- Aliens: Colonial MarinesAliens: Colonial MarinesAliens: Colonial Marines is an upcoming video game in development by Gearbox Software and is to be published by Sega for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Wii U and Xbox 360...
, an upcoming video game made by Gearbox Software set in the Aliens universe
- Aliens: Colonial Marines
- Colonial Marine Corps, an organization from Battlestar Galactica series
- United Kingdom Colonial Marines, a "charity" costuming group in the united kingdom