John Tyler was the United States of America s tenth president. President John Tyler was born in Charles City County, Virginia on March 29, 1790 and grew up to become America s tenth president. He was a lawyer before he became President of the United States at age 51. His place of primary affiliation was Virginia.
An American battalion includes the battalion commander (Lieutenant Colonel-- in the Marine Corps, sometimes a Colonel), his staff, and headquarters, the Command Sergeant Major (CSM) (or Sergeant Major in the Marine Corps), and usually 3-5 companies, with a total of 300 to 1,200 soldiers or Marines.
The Marine Corps was founded on Nov. 10, 1775, when the Continental Congress ordered that two battalions of Marines be raised for service as landing forces with the fleet. Marines have participated in all wars of the United States, being in most instances first, or among the first, to fight.