Regimental colors in the war of the revolution, by Gherardi Davis (1907)
Davis, Gherardi, 1858-1941 · New York, Priv. print. at the Gilliss press · leaf 90
e captured five colors at Fort Stanwix, but there is norecord of what flags were taken there. In fact, there appears tobe no official record here of any of the flags taken. There is nonein the War Department. In Milnes Standards and Colors ofthe Army (an excellent work on British Army colors),… … SEVENTH FUSILIERS, KINGS COLOR WKST POINTPLATE XVIII BRITISH COLORS had none when it surrendered at Yorktown. As is well knownthe colors of the Ninth Foot were secreted by the officers at Sara-toga and not surrendered to us. So, too, the colors of the 2jrd[Royal Welsh) Fusiliers were secreted at…
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