tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post7461826751763736107..comments2024-03-28T01:23:12.670+00:00Comments on Not By Appointment: An Austro-Hungarian flag to commemorate the anniversary of the battle of Kolin 18th June 1757...David Morfitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-51094679408459815992021-06-20T15:07:32.978+00:002021-06-20T15:07:32.978+00:00Thanks, Steve. Yes, the more the merrier, I say. :...Thanks, Steve. Yes, the more the merrier, I say. :-) When you think that up to the WAS in e.g. the Austrian army (and many others) every company had a flag or even flags, then the display of flags must have been phenomenal. So I think as wargamers it is our duty to saturate the games table with flags...;-) (This is, of course, coming from a confirmed vexillomaniac so YMMV... ;-)) <br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />David.David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-81626136932857721912021-06-19T20:26:24.456+00:002021-06-19T20:26:24.456+00:00Another nice flag and even if they didn't carr...Another nice flag and even if they didn't carry them in battle, it is rather tempting to add them to a unit, just to make them look even more splendid on the table:)Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-8925481991247539642021-06-19T01:07:03.213+00:002021-06-19T01:07:03.213+00:00P.S. Jon - how did the refight of Kolin that you p...P.S. Jon - how did the refight of Kolin that you played go? Do you have any pictures? :-)<br /><br />D.David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-19300159692012646262021-06-19T01:06:18.046+00:002021-06-19T01:06:18.046+00:00Thanks, Bill. I think the jury's out on whethe...Thanks, Bill. I think the jury's out on whether or not they did actually carry them in the field, as I said to Jon (above) but I think they should on the wargames table. Swallowtail flags were quite common in the older Austro-Hungarian army even amongst infantry units; it was all that boring standardisation in the SYW period that tended to wipe out such anomalies.<br /><br />Anyway, glad you like it and that you'll use the idea. I have also created a flag for the French light troops the Volontaires Royaux, which is blue with fleurs de lys in the 4 corners. I just have to write the text and do the uniform plate and I shall post that too. And some of the Prussian Kleist FreiKorps units had flags and I hope I'll get round to them in time too. :-)<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />David.David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-66450548613425043392021-06-19T01:00:37.901+00:002021-06-19T01:00:37.901+00:00Thanks, Jon. Kronoskaf suggests that the Grenze re...Thanks, Jon. Kronoskaf suggests that the Grenze regiments did not actually carry flags in the field even if issued with them but I wonder; they were just the sort of units that would make up their own rules, I think. And I think it is our duty as wargamers to have our troops carry as many attractive-looking flags as possible! ;-)<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />David.David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-46292997533898287382021-06-18T23:26:42.236+00:002021-06-18T23:26:42.236+00:00Now that is a special flag! I had no idea light u...Now that is a special flag! I had no idea light units such as the Grenzers even carried flags, much less ones with swallowtails. Stunning.<br /><br />I had already decided to give standards to my ImagiNation light units, but I never thought about a swallowtail. The shape will allow it to stand out from the square standards of the line infantry. Perfect.<br /><br />Thank you for your research David, and bringing this to our attention.<br /><br />Bill<br /><br /><br /><br />Extrabio47https://www.blogger.com/profile/07956502270898522223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133987073420297016.post-2606761955236026232021-06-18T22:23:31.468+00:002021-06-18T22:23:31.468+00:00Having fought the battle of Kolin on its anniversa...Having fought the battle of Kolin on its anniversary before, the date is etched in mind. This is a terrific looking flag. I did not known Grenze carried flags. I must do so with mine!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.com