Colonial Marines

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Colonial Marines can mean:

  • Two former Corps of Colonial Marines, auxiliary forces of the British Royal Marines, the first serving in the Caribbean 1808–1815, the second in North America and Bermuda 1814–1816.
  • A branch of the French Army under naval command for service in the French colonies. Officially called Troupes Coloniales and wore an anchor patch. Renamed Troupes de marine after World War II.
  • The fictional United States Colonial Marines, a Space Marine organization from the science fiction movie Aliens and related media.
  • The fictional Colonial Marine Corps from Battlestar Galactica.