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Marines Corps of 1805 had fewer than 500
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{EXCERPT} Roanoke Times, VA In 1805, the US Marine Corps consisted of 26
officers and 453 enlisted men. In 1812, the Marine Corps included 10 officers
and 483 enlisted men....

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