#Silver drill marching band manual

In action, they were small-arms men, though not all of the Marines in a ship's detachment were listed as such on the watch-bill. They also performed many duties aboard ship that required unskilled brute force, such as weighing anchor, hauling on halliards when setting sail.Д¬orporal George Thompson ringing the ship's bell Other posts were at the bottom of each companionway (ladder) when in action, to prevent men from shirking their duty and deserting their posts in order to hide below, over the lightroom in case of accident, and over prisoners in irons.

#Silver drill marching band manual

Once aboard ship, training changed to include boarding drill, repelling boarders, and (where possible) landings.ДЄ manual written by an officer in 1755 also suggests training Marines to go aloft, where they could fire down from the fighting tops onto the deck of an enemy ship.ДЄboard ship, Marines stood sentry at various posts throughout the ship: Outside the Captain's cabin and wardroom/gunroom, by the quarterdeck stairs or at the quarterdeck end of each gangway, outside the hanging magazine and the spirit room. Initially, a Marine's training followed that of the Army: he learned the basic foot drill, marching and manouvres. Training took place at one of these three divisional centres, and unless at sea, a Marine was based at his particular Division for administration purposes. A fourth Division was added at Woolwich in 1804. There were three main Divisions of Marines, at Chatham, Portsmouth and Plymouth, the three main Royal Navy bases. They were given the title 'Royal' in 1802 as a testament to their services. Marines had a dual function aboard ships of the Royal Navy in this period routinely, they ensured the security of the ship's officers and supported their maintenance of discipline in the ship's crew, and in battle, they engaged the enemy's crews, whether firing from positions on their own ship, or fighting in boarding actions The Royal Marines served throughout the Napoleonic Wars in every notable naval battle on board the Royal Navy's ships and participated in multiple amphibious actions. By the Napoleonic Wars they were established with seniority between the 49th and 50th Regiments of Foot - meaning that if they were on parade with the Army they would stand between these two regiments. The Royal Marines were first established in 1664 as The Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot. 8 The Royal Marines in Show the Colours.