In this second of a two-part sequence a respected vexillologist describes, explains and illustrates a wide variety of the King's and Regimental colours carried during the 18th and 19th centuries by British Household, Regular, Militia and Volunteer infantry regiments. The successive regulations between 1747 and 1881 - when the carrying of colours in the field ceased - are supported by comprehensive tables of 'ancient badges' and battle honours; many careful drawings; and by ten dazzling plates by Richard Hook, detailing some 35 flags in full colour, as well as a number of famous colour-bearers.
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An unrivalled illustrated reference source on fighting men and commanders, past and present. Each volume is packed with full colour artwork, making military history uniquely accessible to enthusiasts of all ages.
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Ian Sumner was born in 1953 in Eccles, near Manchester. He originally trained as a librarian in Newcastle-upon-Tyne but is now a freelance author. His previous work for Osprey includes three Men-at-Arms titles on the French Army 1914-45; he has also written several books on the history of the East Riding of Yorkshire, where he now lives with his wife.
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The 1747 Regulations required that each regiment of foot carry two colours. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
honorary colour, upper hoist corner, pile wavy, subsidiary title, actual flag, regimental colour, regimental facings, company badges, company colour, regimental tradition, third colour, battle honours, regimental number, old colours, flank companies, inspecting officer, distinctive badge Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Second Colour, King's Colour, Foot Guards, Standards of the Household Division, War Office, Napoleonic Wars, Order of the Thistle, Royal Colour, Union Flag, Colonel's Colour, Coldstream Guards, Horse Guards, Lord Hill, Photo National Army Museum, Grenadier Guards, New Zealand, Order of the Garter, The Buffs New!
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The 1747 Regulations required that each regiment of foot carry two colours. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
honorary colour, upper hoist corner, pile wavy, subsidiary title, actual flag, regimental colour, regimental facings, company badges, company colour, regimental tradition, third colour, battle honours, regimental number, old colours, flank companies, inspecting officer, distinctive badge Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Second Colour, King's Colour, Foot Guards, Standards of the Household Division, War Office, Napoleonic Wars, Order of the Thistle, Royal Colour, Union Flag, Colonel's Colour, Coldstream Guards, Horse Guards, Lord Hill, Photo National Army Museum, Grenadier Guards, New Zealand, Order of the Garter, The Buffs New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- History of the Uniforms of the British Army: v. 5 by Cecil C.P. Lawson on page 42, and Back Matter
- Third Reich by Rh Value Publishing in Back Matter
- Robin Hood by Sarah Hayes in Back Matter
- AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (Brasseys Almanac) by Philip Katcher in Back Matter
- Prince of Wales by John Williams on page 27
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