Flags

Parade of Flags

Flags have always had an important part in the pride of a country. Armies have marched into battle with a flag of some sort for over a thousand years. The fledgling United States was no different, and several different types of flags appeared on the battlefield to oppose the Kings Colors. Take a look here at the various standards which have lead our armies into battle.

Click on the waiving flag to learn more about it's particular history

General Washington's Flag

Betsy Ross

Grand Union

Bennington

Cowpens

Easton

Culpepper

Fort Mifflin

Gadsden

Taunton

Fort Moultrie

Rhode Island Regiment

Serapis

Guilford

Philadelphia Light Horse Troop

First Continental Regiment

New England

CLICK on the flag to go to our UNIT FLAG page and learn more

Flags Links

Evolution of the U. S. Flag ... from 13 to 50 Stars

Evolution of the British Flag

Cross of St. George

1277

Cross of St. Andrew

1542

Kings Colors

1605

Cross of St. Patrick

1782

Union Jack

1801

The British flag - or Union Flag, more popularly known as the Union Jack - records two major constitutional changes.
The original Union Flag, combining the red on white English Cross of St George with the white on blue Scottish Cross of St Andrew, was introduced in 1606 after England and Scotland were united under James VI of Scotland and I of England.
The modern flag appeared when Ireland was joined to the United Kingdom in 1800. The new flag included the diagonal red on white Cross of St Patrick (CLICK HERE to read the full text). Many draw the modern flag incorrectly, CLICK HERE to see how to draw it properly.

CLICK HERE to see the history of the British Monarchy

CLICK HERE to visit the official site of the United States Flag

CLICK HERE to see other historical flags from America's past

Flags of the 50 States

(in order of admission into the Union)