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This is a list of British colours lost in battle. Since reforms in 1747 each infantry regiment carried two colours, or flags, to identify it on the battlefield: a king's colour of the union flag and a regimental colour of the same colour as the regiment's facings. The colours were regarded as talismans of the regiment and it was considered a ...
The Kings's colour of Barrell’s Regiment of Foot that was carried at the Battle of Culloden in 1746. National Museum of Scotland, accession number M.1931.299.2 [1]. Prior to 1743, each infantry regiment of the British Army was responsible for the design and quantity of standards carried, often with each company having its own design.
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Historical flags of the British Empire and the overseas territories; ... (1871–1997) L. List of British colours lost in battle; R. Red Ensign; Red Ensign Group ...
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Of the 1,800-plus force of British troops and African auxiliaries, over 1,300 were killed, most of them Europeans, including field commanders Pulleine and Durnford. Only five Imperial officers survived (including Lieutenants Henry Curling and Horace Smith-Dorrien), and the 52 officers lost was the most lost by any British battalion up to that time.
In the Army, most regiments, battalions of regiments, and separate battalions also have a stand of colours. The first is the National Color, which is a 36 in × 48 in (91 cm × 122 cm) version of the national flag trimmed with a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 in-wide (6.4 cm) gold fringe, and is the equivalent of the King's Colour in the British Army. The second ...
Pages in category "British Army" The following 154 pages are in this category, out of 154 total. ... List of British colours lost in battle;