Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - Ko te 3rd Marine Infantry Regiment () he wae o te French Army i roto i te French Forces. Ko te 3e RIMa tētahi o ngā hōia rawa o te troupes de marine. Ko tenei roopu tetahi o nga "Quatre Grands" o nga hoia moana i noho i roto i nga tauranga hoia e wha, kua rite ki te eke: te <unk> Grand Un <unk>, te <unk> Grand Deux <unk>, te <unk> Grand Trois <unk> me te <unk> Grand Quatre <unk>. Ko te <unk> Grand Trois <unk> kua uru kaha ki nga haerenga tawhiti o te rautau 19 i Awherika, Amerika, Oceania me te Rawhiti. I tapaina hoki ko te "3rd Marine", ko te waahanga he waahanga o te <unk> Blue Division <unk> i whakaatu i te kaha i te Pakanga o Bazeilles
i te 31 o Akuhata me te 1 o Hepetema 1870. I raro te pu i te 9th Marine Infantry Brigade.