At the coronation of James II in 1685 the 8 troop guidons of the Royal Regiment of Dragoons (later the 1st Dragoon Guards) were recorded. I have depicted the guidons of the Lieutenant Colonel, with the golden escarbuncle, a badge of Henry II; of the 1st troop captain, two silver ostrich feathers in saltire; and of the 6th troop captain, a phoenix in flames, a badge of Queen Elizabeth I.
The Kronoskaf site has a detailed history of the regiment here: http://kronoskaf.com/wss/index.php?title=1st_Royal_Dragoons
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