United States Marine Corps

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U.S. Marines invade Haiti and begin a nineteen-year occupation

📅 28 July 1915

Following the assassination of President Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, U.S. Marines landed in Haiti on 28 July 1915. The occupation brought U.S. control over Haitian finances and later created the...

U.S. Marines kill resistance leader Charlemagne Péralte

📅 31 October 1919

Charlemagne Péralte, a Haitian nationalist leader of the Caco resistance to U.S. occupation, was killed by U.S. Marines overnight on 31 October–1 November 1919. Sources differ in whether they date his...

U.S. Marines fire on a peasant demonstration at Marchaterre

📅 6 December 1929

At Marchaterre near Les Cayes, U.S. Marines opened fire on a peaceful peasant demonstration on 6 December 1929, killing between 12 and 22 people according to the Sciences Po Mass Violence and...

The last U.S. Marines leave Haiti

📅 15 August 1934

The final contingent of U.S. Marines withdrew from Haiti on 15 August 1934, ending the nineteen-year military occupation. The transfer followed prolonged Haitian opposition, including rural...

U.S. Marines land at Da Nang

📅 8 March 1965

U.S. Marines landed at Da Nang, beginning the large-scale deployment of U.S. ground combat forces. The mission moved beyond advising and aid into direct combat, while South Vietnamese forces and...

Operation Eagle Pull evacuates Phnom Penh

📅 12 April 1975

U.S. forces evacuated American personnel and selected Cambodian nationals by helicopter as Khmer Rouge forces closed in. The operation ended U.S. diplomatic presence in Cambodia but could not evacuate...