Friday, 2 May 2025

Standard of the Earl of Shrewsbury's Horse 1685 (later Cadogan's Horse and the 5th Dragoon Guards)


I have depicted plain yellow damask standards of the type carried by the other squadrons in the regiment here: https://nba-sywtemplates.blogspot.com/2025/02/three-generic-plain-damask-english.html

During the War of the Spanish Succession it is likely the regiment carried yellow or buff standards with the cipher of Queen Anne; I have depicted such a standard here: https://nba-sywtemplates.blogspot.com/2025/02/three-generic-damask-cavalry-standards.html

But it is perfectly possible these standards were carried later than the reign of James II.

Detailed account of the regiment here on Kronoskaf:

https://kronoskaf.com/wss/index.php?title=Arran%27s_Horse

6 comments:

  1. Nice flag, the shade of yellow is lovely.

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    1. Thank you, Donnie. Makes a change from blue and red too! :-)

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  2. Lovely work as always and the yellow really pops out at you as it is not too warm a tone, with the silver a perfect match for the detail:).

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    1. Thank you, Steve. :-) It is relatively simple standard but perhaps all the more attractive for that!

      All the best,

      David.

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    1. Thank you, Ray. :-) I am gradually working my way through the known 1680s English standards - a few more to come yet...

      All the best,

      David.

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