"The Right Honourable the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having directed a reinforcement of Marines to serve under Major Pitcairne, in General Gage's Army, consisting of the following number: 2 Majors, 10 Captains, 27 Subalterns, 2 Adjutants, 1 Surgeon, 2 Surgeon's Mates, 28 Serjeants, 25 Corporals, 20 Drummers, 600 Privates.

"The Commanding Officer finds it necessary, for the good of the service, to form the whole under his command, into two Battalions.

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Officers in 1st Battalion. Officers in 2d Battalion.

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Thos. Avarne, Capt. Geo. Logan, Capt. Wm. Finney, 1st Lieut. Alex. Brisbane, 1st Lieut. Geo. Vevers, 1st Lieut. Francis Gardner, 1st Lieut.

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Stawel Chudleigh, Capt. Hon. John Maitland, Capt. Rich. Shea, 1st Lieut. Jesse Adair, 1st Lieut. ---- Hewes, 1st Lieut. Roland Carter, 1st Lieut.

Stephen Ellis, Capt. Chas. Chandless, Capt. James Robertson, 1st Lieut. Fenton Griffiths, 1st Lieut. P. D. Robertson, 2d Lieut. Henry D'Oyley, 2d Lieut.

Thos. Lindsay, Capt. Thos. Groves, Capt. Wm. Lycett, 1st Lieut. John Hadden, 1st Lieut. David Collins, 2d Lieut. Titus Conyers, 1st Lieut.

Wm. Forster, Capt. Samuel Davys, Capt. Wm. Graham, 1st Lieut. Walter Nugent, 1st Lieut. Isaac Potter, 2d Lieut. Robt. Carey, 2d. Lieut.

Robt. Ross, Capt. Edw. Henvill, Capt. Chas. Steward, 1st Lieut. Thos. Biggs, 1st Lieut. Jonas Mathews, 1st Lieut. James Lewis, 2d Lieut.

Wm. Sabine, Capt. Geo. Elliott, Capt. B. M'Donald, 2d Lieut. Alex. M'Donald, 1st Lieut. Henry Tantum, 2d Lieut. John France, 1st Lieut.

J. H. Branson, Capt. Arthur Walker, Capt. Wm. Creswell, 1st Lieut. James Anderson, 1st Lieut. Thos. Trollope, 2d Lieut. Robt. Moore, 2d Lieut.

John Perceval, Capt. John M'Fie, Capt. Aaron Eustace, 1st Lieut. Sir John Dalston, Bart. 1st Lieut. Thos. Woodcock, 2d Lieut. Francis Dogherty, 1st Lieut.

Wm. Souter, Capt. Arch. Campbell, Capt. Wm. Pitcairne, 1st Lieut. John Dyer, 2d Lieut. Philip Howe, 2d Lieut. N. Harris Nicholas, 2d Lieut. 1st Lieut. John Waller, Adjutant. 1st Lieut. John Fielding, Adjut. 1st Lieut. J. Pitcairne, Qr. Master. Thos. Smith, Quarter Master.

Captain David Johnston, Superintendant Adjutant, and Deputy Paymaster to the 2d Battalion.

Hill, Surgeon to the 2d Battalion, Wm. Tervant, Surgeon's Mate, Silver, Surgeon's Mate.