Our country's flag and the flags of foreign countries (1898)
Holden, Edward Singleton, 1846-1914 · New York : D. Appleton and company · leaf 63
in June, 1777, and he is said to haveeugaged Mrs. John Ross, at that time, tomake the first flag, though this is not abso-lutely certain. However this may be, it is known thatthe American flag of thirteen stars and ofthirteen stripes was displayed at the siege ofFort Stanwix in August, 1777 ; at… … Fig 10.—The coat of arms (bookplate) of General GeorgeWashington. The field of the shield is white {argent), thetwo bars are red {gules), as well as the three stars. in June of the same year. The vessels ofthe American navy flew this flag on the highseas, and their victories made it…
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