Flags

An in-depth look into The History of Flags throughout History and The World.

Goliad Battle Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/goliad-battle-flag 31st Jul 2021 - Flown for the first time in 1835, this was a "Volunteer Banner" of Colonel William Ward and his Georgia Volunteers. They harkened to Texas to help in …

Trumbull Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/trumbull-flag 31st Jul 2021 - American Artist John Trumbull, was best known for his Patriotic early 19th Century Paintings, dealing with The American Revolution. Noted first just a …

Mexican ''Three Guarantees'' Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/mexican-three-guarantees-flag 31st Jul 2021 - The Banner of Mexico's independence from Spain, the so-named "Three Guarantees", were the fundamental rights claimed (and denied), to Mexican Subjects …

Kingdom of Poland Naval Banner

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/kingfom-of-poland-naval-banner 31st Jul 2021 - The Kingdom of Poland developed it's own Naval Forces in the 15th Century. The first Flag devised for Service wide use was known as "The Arm Banner". …

French Colonial Bourbon Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/french-colonial-bourbon-flag 31st Jul 2021 - The French Explorers LaSalle and Cavalier claimed The Mississippi River Basin in North America, in the name of France - in 1682. By 1699, the first pe …

US Cavalry Regimental Guidons

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-cavalry-regimental-guidons 31st Jul 2021 - As we have seen, The Guidon was a type of Flag that evolved from The Middle Ages – and was used to mark the Positions of Soldiers on a Battlefie …

Flag of The Cunard Shipping Line

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/flag-of-the-cunard-shipping-line 31st Jul 2021 - The Cunard Shipping Line was A British Commerce and Merchant concern, that was founded in 1839 by Samuel Cunard. Originally known as The British and N …

Flag of The Hapsburg Holy Roman Empire

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/flag-of-the-hapsburg-holy-roman-empire 31st Jul 2021 - By 1804, Emperor Francis II of The Hapsburg Dynasty (Austria), "claimed" Title of the "Ancient Rule" of The Holy Roman Empire. The Emperor established …

British Cinque Port Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-cinque-port-flag 31st Jul 2021 - Developed in the 11th Century, “Cinque” Ports were specialized Harbors and Ports along The English Seaboard, which were granted Royal Priv …

US Army Forces Command Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-army-forces-command-flag 31st Jul 2021 - The US Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), was created in 1973 (from The US Army Continental Forces Command) and is the largest provider of Combat capable …

Colonial New England Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/colonial-new-england-flag 31st Jul 2021 - Sometimes referred to as “The Andros Flag”, it was first seen in The English Colonies of America around 1687. The Colonies of New Hampshir …

US Mail Flags

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-mail-flags 31st Jul 2021 - The United States Postal Service dates back to the late 1690s, when individual Colonies regulated the management of Personal and Public Mail. With the …