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This is a list of English flags, ... a white bull's head above three wavy lines, ordered white-blue-white. ... reportedly dating back to the Battle of Agincourt. The ...
The royal standards of England were narrow, tapering swallow-tailed heraldic flags, of considerable length, used mainly for mustering troops in battle, in pageants and at funerals, by the monarchs of England. In high favour during the Tudor period, the Royal English Standard was a flag that was of a separate design and purpose to the Royal Banner.
Command flag used by generals at sea, dating to 1652–54. [1]There were a variety of flags flown by ships of the Commonwealth during the Interregnum of 1649–1660.. At sea, royalist ships continued to fly the Union Jack of 1606, while on 22 February 1649 the Council of State decided to send the parliamentary navy an order (signed by Oliver Cromwell on 23 February) that "the ships at sea in ...
British republican flag proposal used within the Chartism movement. A British republican flag, which originated in 1816, in use until at least 1935. [103] British republican flag proposal within the Chartism movement. The Republican tricolour proposed by Hugh Williams in 1838 and described in LJ "Spartacus" Linton's 1851 poem"Our Tricolour". [104]
When new flags were issued to the reconstituted army beginning in 1811-12, their design was based on the original pattern, but with a number of modifications. In cavalry formations, the same pattern prevailed, with the 1st Squadron or Battalion of cavalry (Cuirassier and Hussar since 1744) regiments carrying the King's Standard ( Leibstandarte ...
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 ...
British Empire flag of the Dangarsleigh War Memorial: An unofficial flag of the British Empire featuring its constituent dominions and India. A unique design was featured at the 1921 opening of the Dangarsleigh War Memorial, and it is still sometimes flown today on special occasions. [11] Post 1930–c. 1945: British Empire flag
As part of General Barnard Bee's brigade, the 2nd Mississippi fought at the First Battle of Bull Run in July. During this battle, the first major action of the war, the 2nd Regiment acted in support of a cavalry charge made by General J.E.B. Stuart , who wrote: "Just after the cavalry charge our re-enforcements arrived upon the field and formed ...