- R ine " ▁was ▁simply ▁a ▁transl iter ation ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁word . ▁The ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁modern ▁Th ai ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁can ▁be ▁divided ▁into ▁three ▁periods : ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁The ▁Marine ▁Sold iers ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries ▁were ▁few ▁in ▁number ▁and ▁served ▁mainly ▁as ▁a ▁royal ▁honor ▁guard ▁that ▁provided ▁security ▁for ▁the ▁King ▁whenever ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁around ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁however , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁re organ ized ▁the ▁Marine ▁Sold iers . ▁The ▁Marine ▁art illery ▁pl ato on ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Operation ▁Command ▁Department ▁of ▁Sh ips ▁and ▁Fort ress es , ▁while ▁the ▁Marine ▁inf antry ▁pl ato on ▁in ▁Bang k ok ▁was ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Ve h icle ▁Division ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Navy ▁Am ph ib ious ▁Ass ault ▁Group . ▁ ▁The ▁Revolution ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁transformed ▁Th ailand ▁from ▁an ▁absolute ▁mon archy ▁to ▁a ▁constitution al ▁mon archy . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁the ▁Royal ▁Th ai ▁Navy ▁was ▁re organ ized , ▁and ▁the ▁vehicle ▁batt alion ▁became ▁the ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Battalion ▁of ▁the ▁Bang k ok ▁Navy ▁Station . ▁This ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁first ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁Battalion ▁in ▁Th ailand . ▁ ▁Post – 1 9 3 2 ▁Revolution ▁( 1 9 3 2 – 1 9 5 5 ) ▁The ▁ 2 nd