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Description:Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Green Mountain Boys, Francis Hopkinson, Betsy Ross Flag, Gadsden Flag, Betsy Ross, George Rogers Clark Flag, First Navy Jack, Flag of New England, Flag of South Carolina, Serapis Flag, Bennington Flag, Grand Union Flag, Flags of the American Revolution, Guilford Courthouse Flag, Bedford Flag, Culpeper Minutemen, Pine Tree Flag, Brandywine Flag, Rebecca Young, Easton Flag. Excerpt: The Bedford Flag The Bedford Flag may be the oldest extant battle flag of the American Revolution . It was supposedly borne by the Bedford Minuteman Company and might have flown at the North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775. Its history is controversial. The flag is commonly believed to be the inspiration for the first stanza in Ralph Waldo Emerson 's Concord Hymn which opens: By the rude bridge that arched the flood, their flag to April's breeze unfurled... The flag is made of crimson silk damask with the design painted on. The painted image was made slightly different on the two sides, with the Latin motto "Vince Aut Morire" (Conquer Or Die) reading from top to bottom on one side and from bottom to top on the other. This is similar to the " VINCERE VEL MORI " mottos of the Scottish Clan Macdowall and Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie . Furthermore, the sword which appears behind the motto on one side, appears in front of it on the other side. The exact age and origin of the flag are not known, but physical and historical evidence are consistent with a date early in the 1700s. At one point, because of its heraldic similarity to another flag made for another Massachusetts cavalry unit in the 1660s, historians thought that the Bedford flag might actually be that earlier flag. However, spectroscopic analysis of the paint used on the emblem revealed the pigment called "Prussian blue," which d...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Flags of the American Revolution: Green Mountain Boys, Francis Hopkinson, Betsy Ross Flag, Gadsden Flag, Betsy Ross, George Rogers Clark Flag. To get started finding Flags of the American Revolution: Green Mountain Boys, Francis Hopkinson, Betsy Ross Flag, Gadsden Flag, Betsy Ross, George Rogers Clark Flag, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 78

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Books LLC

Release: 2010

ISBN: 1155553292

Description: Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Green Mountain Boys, Francis Hopkinson, Betsy Ross Flag, Gadsden Flag, Betsy Ross, George Rogers Clark Flag, First Navy Jack, Flag of New England, Flag of South Carolina, Serapis Flag, Bennington Flag, Grand Union Flag, Flags of the American Revolution, Guilford Courthouse Flag, Bedford Flag, Culpeper Minutemen, Pine Tree Flag, Brandywine Flag, Rebecca Young, Easton Flag. Excerpt: The Bedford Flag The Bedford Flag may be the oldest extant battle flag of the American Revolution . It was supposedly borne by the Bedford Minuteman Company and might have flown at the North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts, on April 19, 1775. Its history is controversial. The flag is commonly believed to be the inspiration for the first stanza in Ralph Waldo Emerson 's Concord Hymn which opens: By the rude bridge that arched the flood, their flag to April's breeze unfurled... The flag is made of crimson silk damask with the design painted on. The painted image was made slightly different on the two sides, with the Latin motto "Vince Aut Morire" (Conquer Or Die) reading from top to bottom on one side and from bottom to top on the other. This is similar to the " VINCERE VEL MORI " mottos of the Scottish Clan Macdowall and Clan Maclaine of Lochbuie . Furthermore, the sword which appears behind the motto on one side, appears in front of it on the other side. The exact age and origin of the flag are not known, but physical and historical evidence are consistent with a date early in the 1700s. At one point, because of its heraldic similarity to another flag made for another Massachusetts cavalry unit in the 1660s, historians thought that the Bedford flag might actually be that earlier flag. However, spectroscopic analysis of the paint used on the emblem revealed the pigment called "Prussian blue," which d...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Flags of the American Revolution: Green Mountain Boys, Francis Hopkinson, Betsy Ross Flag, Gadsden Flag, Betsy Ross, George Rogers Clark Flag. To get started finding Flags of the American Revolution: Green Mountain Boys, Francis Hopkinson, Betsy Ross Flag, Gadsden Flag, Betsy Ross, George Rogers Clark Flag, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Flags of the American Revolution: Green Mountain Boys, Francis Hopkinson, Betsy Ross Flag, Gadsden Flag, Betsy Ross, George Rogers Clark Flag

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