Wednesday, 27 February 2008

French Hussar Guidon 1758


This is the design of a guidon captured by the Prussian 5th Hussars from the French Polleresky Hussars in 1758.

Posted by David Morfitt at Wednesday, February 27, 2008

2 comments:

  1. Unknown4 March 2008 at 17:55

    Where did you find the info for this flsg? I have never seen an spanish flag with a sun. Are you sure about it?

    Perico

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  2. David Morfitt4 March 2008 at 18:01

    Hi Perico,

    The Spanish cavalry standards with the sun motif are in Stephen Manley's "Colours and Standards of the War of the Austrian Succession: Book IV Spanish Infantry and Cavalry 1739-1748", Potsdam Flags and Publications 1998, page 11, items 27-30.

    Regards,

    David.

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