Wurttemberg standards 1809-14
Wurttemberg standards 1809-14
Hi , I’m wondering how many standards the line infantry carried in the field from 1809-14 please. As my sources vary from 1 to 2 per battalion .
We’re the flagpoles painted ..one source states that the top half(?) of the pole was painted black and if so wouldn’t most of that have been covered by the Flag itself????
any Cords or cravats??
Thanks
Peter
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My pleasure Peter. However, I feel I should warn you that I've just taken another look at the descriptions of the flags in the book and some of the information given does appear to be contradictory. For example, on page 35, which deals with the colours carried by Infantry Regiment No. 7 (which confusingly became Infantry Regiment No. 8 in 1814), there are two paragraphs about the flags the regiment carried.
The first says:
"The 1811 colours were not awarded until 1813. Each battalion carried one of the same colour. On the distribution of colours in 1814, the first battalion carried two of these colours and the 2nd two of the 1798 ones."
The second says:
"On the distribution of colours in 1814, the 1st battalion carried two of the 1807 colours and the 2nd two of the 1798 ones formerly belonging to Infanterie-Regiment Nr. 2 Herzog Willhelm."
So I think it is fair to say that this book hasn't completely cleared up the confusion surrounding the standards carried by Wurttemberg battalions!