 The war ended in February 1815 , and the three European companies of the 3rd Battalion , Royal and Colonial Marines were sent back to Britain . With their departure , the battalion was reformed as the 3rd Battalion , Colonial Marines , consisting of six infantry companies of Colonial Marines and a staff company of Royal Marines brought from Canada . It performed garrison duty at the Royal Naval Dockyard at Ireland Island , Bermuda and was disbanded in Trinidad on 20 August 1816 . Near what is now known as Princes Town , the former Colonial Marines formed a free farming community , known as the <unk> ( sometimes spelled <unk> ) under the supervision of their former non @-@ commissioned officers , the men formed 16 @-@ acre ( 6 @.@ 5 ha ) households . These settlements were successful , and in 1847 their ownership of the land was formally recognised . The community of descendants retains its identity and commemorates its roots in an annual celebration . 
