Portuguese regimental colours
I note that the subject of Portuguese flags has already been raised on this forum, but it left one question unaswered. Kenton White asked if the colours would be split between the battalions if they operated separately (as at Bussaco), and I have recently read that each battalion carried only one colour - so the two per regiment already discussed.
At the risk of being tiresome could I ask if anyone has an answer to this question? Were both colours carried by the first battalion, or did the battalions have one colour each? If the latter, which carried which colour?
Thanks in anticipation.
Ian
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Thanks! The information given in the website is generally correct. My only problem it is with the statement that the royal colour was carried by the first battalion and the regimental colour by the second. Never saw this so clearly stated in the Portuguese sources that I looked at. I will be on alert on this, maybe I will found the source.
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