Notes and sources about HM Marines

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Minor error: St Vincent's instructions are duplicated; the original post is here.

(From A military treatise... by J. MacIntire)

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From A Military Treatise... by J. MacIntire.

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(From A military treatise on the discipline of the marine forces... by John MacIntire, a facsimile of the original text)
(Spelling, punctuation capitalisation and emphasis as in original, with the exception of the long 'f' form of the letter 's')

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