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In early 1702, during the War of the Spanish Succession, orders were issued to raise six regiments of marines. In 1701 and 1702, six other regiments were either converted or raised for ‘sea service’. They were either disbanded or converted to foot regiments by 1714.
The largest number of marine regiments was formed in 1739-1740, when ten regiments were raised for service. They ranked as the 44th to 53rd in seniority with the regular army regiments.
Seven years after the last marine regiment had been disbanded, it was determined to raise a marine force on a permanent basis and on 5 April 1755 the order to raise the force was issued. With this in mind, fifty companies of marines were authorized divided into three divisions based at Chatham, Portsmouth and Plymouth. The companies were known as Marine Forces. A Colonel Commandant commanded each division. The main staff officer was the Adjutant General.
The year 1755 also marked the date when officers’ commissions in the Royal Marines were no longer allowed by purchase but by regular rotation of seniority. These companies served at sea and on land in the Seven Years War 1755-1763 and the American Revolution 1775-1783, sometimes as individual companies and sometimes as ad hoc battalions
Whenever the Royal Marines serve with the army, they take precedence in seniority after the 49th Regiment of Foot. Royal Marine seniority is only calculated from its formation in 1755 and not by any previous service of the disbanded marine regiments.
When Great Britain found itself at war again on 1 February 1793, it meant that for the next twenty-three years, the Royal Marines were in action around the globe.
During the years of peace between 1783 and 1793, the Royal Marines had been reduced to about 5,000 men. At the start of the war the Marines had 70 companies and in the Royal Navy estimates for 1793 the establishment was raised to 9,815 men. In July 1793, the Royal Marines were authorized to recruit in Ireland at three recruiting stations of Dublin, Waterford and Cork.
In 1794 the establishment was increased to 12,000 men and in 1795 its establishment reached 15,000 men. In 1799 its establishment reached 22,716 men and between 1800 and 1801 it reach 24,200.
On 29 April 1802, in recognition of their services, the companies were granted the style of Royal Marines by His Majesty King George III, “In order to mark his approbation of the very meritorious conduct of the Marines during the late war, has been graciously pleased to direct that in future the corps shall be called the Royal Marines. The white facings of the corps were changed to blue in accordance with the practice that royal regiments all wore blue facings
With the peace in 1802.