One Hundred Eighty Landings of United States Marines 1800-1934, A Brief History
One Hundred Eighty Landings of United States Marines 1800-1934, A Brief History

Author: Harry Alanson Ellsworth

Publisher:

Published: 2011-10-01

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9781434434562

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Captain Harry Alanson Ellsworth, USMC, (1883-1962) was the Officer in Charge of the Historical Section in 1934. His historical book "One Hundred Eighty Landings" chronicles Marine actions from 1800's landing in the Dominican Republic through 1934's sending of a Marine attache to the newly recognized government of the "Soviet Republic."

One Hundred Eighty Landings of United States Marines, 1800-1934
One Hundred Eighty Landings of United States Marines, 1800-1934

Author: Harry Allanson Ellsworth

Publisher: CreateSpace

Published: 2014-05-31

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9781499740578

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Much has been written about the activities of the United States Marines in actual warfare - the highly creditable part they have played, and the efficiency with which that part of their mission has been performed. But there is still another part of their mission - perhaps the most important - which barely has been touched upon by any writer other than in a headline of the daily newspapers to the effect that, “THE MARINES HAVE LANDED, AND HAVE THE SITUATION WELL IN HAND.” Little does the average American citizen realize that oft repeated statement portends, and its real significance in relation to the protection of nationals of the United States residing in foreign lands. The guarding of these interests, together with the rendering of able assistance to their Country's diplomatic representatives in establishing and maintaining foreign policies, have long been their most important duty. "From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli” tells not half the story. In every quarter of the Globe, under every conceivable adverse condition, the United States Marines have fought side by side with the Navy and at times with the Army, foreign soldiers, marines and soldiers, but more often alone, protecting American lives and interests - and that, without causing international complications. Time after time they have been called upon to quell revolutions, whether in an incipient or advanced stage, to secure redress for crimes committed upon United States citizens, to resent insults to the flag, to render assistance in times of great disaster, and even to put down mutinies aboard foreign men-of-war at the earnest solicitation of the vessel's commander. No matter what the task might be, the Marines have ever emerged with flying colors, worthy of the highest commendation. These angles of the Marines' well rounded mission and their relations with foreign countries in time of peace thus far have not been compiled. In the pages that follow the author has undertaken to set forth an accurate account of the Landings in foreign lands. The information upon which this history is based has been secured from official records exclusively, and the useless expatiation of unnecessary details, which might tend to obscure or cloud the facts, have been avoided. To the memory of those Marines who have glorified their motto - SEMPER FIDELIS - this work is dedicated.

One Hundred Eighty Landings of United States Marines 1800 - 1934
One Hundred Eighty Landings of United States Marines 1800 - 1934

Author: Department of Defense (DoD)

Publisher:

Published: 2017-09-12

Total Pages: 117

ISBN-13: 9781549734021

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Ellsworth's 180 Landings, to use its popular title, has not been superseded by a more detailed or comprehensive coverage since its original publication forty years ago. It concerns itself with four basic causes for landings: (1) political intervention, (2) punitive actions, (3) protection of diplomatic mission, nationals, and their property, and (4) humanitarian. Many of these landings were solely Marine Corps affairs, a number were joint with Navy personnel. International cooperation with one or more foreign powers characterize some of these. The effect of landing Marines on international law has long been a matter of legal speculation. The virtual abandonment of the Monroe Doctrine, the dropping of the Piatt Amendment, the elimination of the "Open Door" policy in China, and the development of international organizations such as the Organization of American States and the United Nations have created a new climate in international relations. As a result, political interventions and punitive actions no longer occur as frequently as in the Corps' early days. Landings for humanitarian reasons are still carried out and are non-controversial in the international community. Some of the topics and subjects covered in this important history: Major Lejeune, Emperor Menelik, Commodore Perry, Commander Fitzroy, Boxer Rebellion, Cuba, Guantanamo Bay, Pirates and Piracy, Seal Poaching, Tartars, "Sword Rock" Hoo, Panama, Shanghai, Jose Santos Zelaya, Commodore David Porter, Colonel Pendleton, Commander Belknap, USS Panther, Sandino, USS Monocacy, USS Philadelphia, Tripoli, Mamelukes, Lieutenant O'Bannon. Chronology: 1800 Dominican Republic * 1804 Tripoli * 1805 Tripoli * 1813 Marquesas Islands * 1814 Marquesas Islands * 1824 Porto Rico * 1831 Falkland Islands * 1832 Falkland Islands * 1832 Sumatra * 1833 Argentina * 1835 Peru * 1836 Peru * 1838 Sumatra * 1839 Sumatra * 1840 Feejee Islands * 1841 Drummonds Island * 1841 Samoa * 1843 Africa * 1851 Johanna Island * 1852 Argentina * 1852 Nicaragua * 1853 Japan * 1853 Luchu Islands * 1853 Nicaragua * 1853 Siam * 1854 China * 1854 Japan * 1854 Luchu Islands * 1854 Nicaragua * 1855 China * 1855 Feejee Islands * 1855 Uruguay * 1856 China * 1858 Feejee Islands * 1858 Uruguay * 1859 China * 1860 Africa * 1860 Colombia * 1860 Japan * 1863 Japan * 1866 China * 1867 Formosa * 1867 Japan * 1868 Japan * 1868 Uruguay * 1870 Hawaiian Islands * 1870 Mexico * 1871 Corea * 1873 Colombia * 1874 Hawaiian Islands * 1878 France * 1882 Egypt * 1885 Colombia * 1888 Corea * 1888 Haiti * 1888 Samoa * 1889 France * 1889 Hawaiian Islands * 1890 Argentina * 1890 Japan * 1891 Bering Sea (Seal Poaching) * 1891 Chile * 1891 Navasea Island * 1893 Hawaiian Islands * 1894 China * 1894 Corea * 1894 Nicaragua * 1895 China * 1895 Colombia * 1895 Corea * 1895 Trinidad (B.W.I.) * 1896 Corea * 1896 Nicaragua * 1898 China * 1898 Nicaragua * 1899 China * 1899 Nicaragua * 1899 Samoa * 1900 China * 1901 Colombia * 1902 Colombia * 1903 Abyssinia * 1903 Dominican Republic * 1903 Honduras * 1903 Panama * 1903 Syria * 1904 Africa * 1904 Corea * 1904 Dominican Republic * 1904 Panama * 1905 China * 1905 Corea * 1905 France * 1905 Russia * 1906 Cuba * 1907 Honduras * 1910 Nicaragua * 1911 China * 1912 China * 1912 Cuba * 1912 Nicaragua * 1913 China * 1913 Mexico * 1914 Haiti * 1914 Mexico * 1915 Haiti * 1916 Dominican Republic * 1917 Cuba * 1918 Russia * 1919 Russia * 1920 Russia * 1922 China * 1922 Nicaragua * 1924 China * 1924 Honduras * 1925 China * 1925 Honduras * 1925 Nicaragua * 1926 China * 1926 Nicaragua * 1927-34 China * 1927 Nicaragua * 1928-33 Nicaragua * 1934 Russia