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4th Regiment of Marines (British Army)

Field	Value
unit_name	4th Regiment of Marines
47th Regiment of Foot
dates	1739–1748
country	Great Britain
branch	British Army
type	Infantry
role	Marines
size	1 battalion
battles	War of Jenkins' Ear
notable_commanders	John Wynyard
George Byng
James Long

47th Regiment of Foot George Byng James Long

The 4th Regiment of Marines was a marine regiment of the British Army which saw service between 1739 and 1748. It served during the War of Jenkins' Ear and fought at the Battle of Cartagena de Indias.

History

The 4th Regiment of Marines was raised on 17 November 1739 as John Wynyard's Regiment of Marines. Following the 18th century tradition of naming British regiments for their colonel, the regiment was renamed as Byng's Regiment of Marines in 1742.

The regiment embarked from Portsmouth on 4 November 1740 en route for the West Indies for service in the War of Jenkins' Ear. The regiment was ranked as the 47th regiment of the line in 1747 and was also known as the 4th Marines.

The regiment was disbanded on 8 November 1748 when the British Army disbanded its marine regiments.

References

"4th Regiment of Marines". regiments.org.
"War of Jenkins' Ear 1739-1743". regiments.org.

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