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The navy infantry (commonly abbreviated) was a French regiment that inherited colonial infantry. It is one of the "four old" regiments of the Marine Troops, with the , and navy infantry. With naval artillery and naval artillery, they represent the famous blue division.
It is an AMX 10-RC tank unit, since 1986 in this specialty, like the brother regiment, the RICM, the infantry-tank regiment of marine.

Creation and various denominations
created in 1622 by Richelieu, it was created by royal decree in 1822 within the Ministry of the Navy. This regiment is thus one of the "Four Grands" of the navy infantry who kept garrisoned in the four French military ports, ready to embark: the "Grand One" in Cherbourg, the "Grand Two" in Brest, the "Grand Three" in Rochefort and the "Grand Four" in Toulon.

He became a colonial infantry in 1900 when colonial infantry was created in the War Department, and in 1958 he was renamed RIMA, when colonial infantry became navy infantry again.

The evolution of the name of the corps is as follows:
1822 - Navy infantry (RIM)
1838 - Navy infantry (RIM)
1900 - colonial infantry (RIC)
1943 - French free
1945 - colonial infantry
1958 - Navy infantry (RIMA)

He is heir to the traditions of free French. From 1945 onwards the Marine and Pacific infantry battalion (the BIMP is the fusion by General Koenig of the BP and BIM after the fighting of Bir Hakeim) became the one of the , the BM11 which will replace the BM24 decimated in Alsace becomes the and the BM21, on .

History of the garrisons, fighting and battle of the RIMA

1822-1848
It was created by Royal Decree on . At that time, the RIM porpoises served on board the warships, but also to guard the ports and arsenals.

In 1846, elements of it were in Tahiti. They are present in the battle of Fatahua (inscribed on the flag of ) of (, Captain Masset) to put an end to a rebellion of indigenous tribes (unconfirmed).

Second Empire
Crimean War, Franco-English campaign in the Baltic Sea
1854 - Bomarsund
Second opium war, French-English campaign in China
1860 - Taking the Pei-Ho forts
Cochinchina Campaign
1861 - Ki-Hoa
Mexico Campaign
1863 - Puebla.

War of 1870-1871
In the 19th century, the navy infantry march was part of the Chalons Army.

With the naval infantry march of Colonel d'Arbaud, the one at the orders of General Reboul. This , together with General Martin des Pallières, three batteries of cannons of 4, and a company of genius constitute the infantry commanded by Major General Élie de Vassoigne. This infantry division evolved within the army with Major-in-Chief Major General Lebrun.
23 to the east.
- Battle of Baz