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Saturday, 12 October 2024

Flags and Uniform Dutch Infantry Regiment Aylva/Schratenbach/Ockinga/Nassau-Dillenberg Late 17th/Early 18th Century

First raised 1577 One battalion strong

Aylva from 1637-1694 under various commanders named Aylva, then Schratenbach 1694-1706 and then Ockinga 1706-1711. Nassau-Dillenberg 1711-1727

Service history:

1689: Battle of Walcourt
1690: Battle of Fleurus [where it was badly mauled and flags captured]
1692: Battle of Steinkirk
1693: Battle of Neerwinden-Landen

War of the Spanish Succession:

1702: Defence of Hulst; captured as POWs but soon exchanged
1704: In Portugal with the army of the Duke of Schomberg
1708: Battle of Oudenarde
1709: September to October siege and capture of Mons
1710: July to August siege of Béthune
1712: In Flanders

The flags were captured by the French as shown on the plate; the motto on the flags was that of the Aylva family:


And this was probably the uniform in much of the WSS (although there is evidence that they may have had blue uniforms in the 1690s):


And this shows the flags in use with Simon Miller's splendid version of the regiment:

(The unit had not had its final basing at the time the photograph was taken by Simon.)


8 comments:

  1. Very cool flag and the design immediately made me think of that of Brazil's. The flags on the unit look superb!

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    1. Thyank you, Steve. Yes, you are right; a distinct similarity there! That shot of Simon Miller's certainly shows the flags to very good effect... :-)

      All the best,

      David.

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  2. What a wonderful set of flags, thanks for sharing David.

    Willz.

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    1. Thank you, Willz. :-) Many of thre Dutch infantry flags are much more complex so will take some time to do!

      All the best,

      David.

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  3. Lovely flag, looks really good, I quite like the white uniform very simple but would look great with your flags setting them off.

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    1. Thank you, Donnie. Yes, I agree that the uniform plus flags would be pretty striking! :-)

      All the best,

      David.

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