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Military

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American colonial marines The 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. Many of the l ...
, Patriot naval infantry consisting of militiamen which served in various units during the American Revolutionary War *
Continental Marines The Continental Marines were the amphibious infantry of the American Colonies (and later the United States) during the American Revolutionary War. The Corps was formed by the Continental Congress on November 10, 1775 and was disbanded in 17 ...
, the naval infantry corps of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War *
Corps of Colonial Marines The Corps of Colonial Marines were two different British Marine units raised from former black slaves for service in the Americas, at the behest of Alexander Cochrane. The units were created at two separate periods: 1808-1810 during the Napol ...
, two British military units made up of freed American slaves which fought during the War of 1812 *
Troupes de marine The (TDM, ) is a corps of the French Army that includes several specialities: infantry, artillery, armoured, airborne, engineering, and transmissions (Signals). Despite its name, it forms part of the Army, not the Navy. Intended for amphibi ...
, a corps of the French Army intended for amphibious and overseas operations


Fiction

* ''Colonial Marine Corps'' (Battlestar Galactica), a fictional military organization in the Battlestar Galactica fictional universe


''Alien'' franchise

;''Alien'' (Xenomorph/Space-Jockey) fictional universe * ''United States Colonial Marines'' (Aliens), a fictional military organization * '' Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual'', a 1995 guide to the fictional United States Colonial Marines depicted in the 1986 film ''Aliens'' * ''Aliens: Colonial Marines'' (cancelled video game), a cancelled 2002 PlayStation 2 video game by Fox Interactive and Electronic Arts * '' Aliens: Colonial Marines'', a 2013 video game developed by Gearbox Software


See also

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Colonial (disambiguation) Colonial or The Colonial may refer to: * Colonial, of, relating to, or characteristic of a colony or colony (biology) Architecture * American colonial architecture * French Colonial * Spanish Colonial architecture Automobiles * Colonial (1920 ...
* Marine (disambiguation) * * * {{disambiguation