Disclaimer: We do not know the standard for the regiment in the early years of the century or at the end of the 17th century; a later standard of 1720 does exist. Sapherson describes an existing unattributed standard which has the Great State Shield (exactly as the Foot Guards has - see my previous post with that flag) with a wildman on each side, with a small crowned F4 cipher in each top corner. He speculates that this might be of the Livgarden til Hest (or even the Livregiment). This is the standard I have recreated here. Use or not as you wish! I felt it was too interesting a standard not to create and offer it...
Livgarden til Hest
Raised 1661.
Served in the Scanian Campaign 1709-1710. Campaigned in Mecklenburg and Pomerania 1711-1716.
And this was probably the uniform in 1711:
Cracking standard again David, like this one a lot, nice uniform too, the sky blue is a nice contrast colour.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Donnie. :-) I agree that the blue is a good and attractive contrast to the red of the uniform. Should look good on the wargames table, and under that standard!
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David.
It might be right, it might not, but no matter, it is a corker of a flag! Superb work as always David:).
ReplyDeleteThank you, Steve. :-) And that unit certainly needs a standard to carry!
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David.
Very cool flag and uniform.
ReplyDeleteWillz.
Thank you, Willz. :-) Absolutely agree!
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David.
Wildman. Woodwose. No wonder this piqued your interest, David. Wonderful work.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mikael. :-) Yes, I do have a fondness for heraldic oddities like wildmen/woodwoses appearing on flags! And some of the infantry flags of the Danes have wildmen too so no doubt I'll get round to doing them at some point!
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David.