Amphibious Soldier History

The history of the Amphibious Engineer has a long, proud and commemorative history dating back over a thousand years. An Amphibious Engineer is a person who has specific training to build complicate products, machines, systems or structures that arrives from the water or sea. The Amphibious Engineer has been utilized in major conflicts throughout history. The linage of the modern amphibious engineer, can be traced from the Revolutionary War until today’s Modern Engineer. The Amphibious Engineer contributed to the turning of the Revolutionary War in December 1776. The Commander in Chief, George Washington, was encamped on the shore of the Delaware River. He had approximately 6,000 Soldiers under his command which was stretched over 80 miles of the river bank. Having lost New York City and retreating to New Jersey, George Washington was determined to defeat the British by crossing the Delaware River and engaging the enemy before they had any notice or opportunity to mount a counter …show more content…
The brigade was activated by the Army to set up and operate beachhead operations within an area of operation. They were trained to assume responsibility for all supply and engineering functions within the beach area to include the building of roads and clearing obstacles. Other units assigned to the brigade were the 591st Engineer Boat Regiment, 286th Amphibian Signal Company, 261st Medical Battalion, 361st Quartermaster Battalion, the 161st Ordnance Platoon, 561st Boat Maintenance Company and the 411th Base Shop Battalion. Although the function of the brigade was not clear because the Army and the Navy shared similar mission tasks. The only available publication for the newly formed brigade was an “obsolete field manual, FM 31-5, Landings on a Hostile Shore and a single page standing operating procedure for shore parties.” (Unknown,