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The United States Marine Corps was created on November 10, 1775, when the Continental Congress resolved that âtwo Battalions of Marines be raisedâ to serve as landing forces and shipboard security for the recently organized navy fleet.
This is a really good question because the dates can be in dispute. Some colonies had formed Marine units before this date. The Continental Congress took charge of all military forces on Lake Champlain on June 10, 1775 and there were Marine units among them. Washington had formed a fleet of four ships before the Navy was established. Until 1921, the Marine Corps birthday was celebrated on July 11. This date was from 1798 when Congress established the permanent United States Marine Corps. The Marine Corps was the first to be implemented and thus their claim to be the oldest service.