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Photo of the remaining Royal Marines as they prepare to leave Garrison Bay in 1872. Notice the completed barracks and officers quarters in the background.

This file appears in: The Royal Marines of Garrison Bay

The Royal Marines of Garrison Bay – The sun never set on the British Empire, thanks in part to the Royal Marines of Garrison Bay.

By Josh Van Veldhuizen

Following their victories in the Opium Wars of East Asia, some Royal Marine veterans of the Second Opium War came here to Garrison Bay. They agreed to extend their service for extra pay. Earlier, conflicts between British and American settlers on…