A Few New Flags for 1815

Napoleonics was my first love in wargaming before falling down the rabbit hole that led to the period of floppy hats and tricorns. While I've mostly concentrated on adding flags to the shops that can be carried proudly by Warfare Miniatures, I've had it in mind to expand to other periods. There's been a lull in Mad for War for the last few weeks while we've been going over the manuscript again in light of lessons learned knocking Mad for War Essentials into shape (don't worry, we're still on pace for late spring/early summer). It's not in my nature to be idle so I decided to wade into the future (of the BLB period, that is) and produce a few new flag sheets...

Well, ok... my OCD kicked in and I ended up with over 120 units - the entire French army for Waterloo (suitable, of course for any part of the 100 days campaign)! They are divided into divisions, which is how I normally set out collecting an army. Regiments were only issued one eagle in 1815 and this was carried by the first battalion. Opinions seem divide as to whether or not the infantry flags had fringe, but I decided to include it. If you fall into the camp of "without", it is easy enough to trim them off when you cut out the flag!

These will be available at Warfare Miniatures USA (in the US and Canada) and the League of Augsburg store (for the rest of the planet), though it may be a couple of days before they are posted...

Right! I'll have more flags for 1815 later this year. There are also a pile of naval flags (for both 28mm and 1/1200), WSS, and whatever I manage to find time for on the way!

New Flag Sheet

There is a slow trickle of new flag sheets on the way from Quindia Studios, starting with some new English regiments: the Royal Fuzileers, Scots Fuzileers, and Sir William Clifton's, circa 1686...

Available in the LoA shop here.

New Flags for Dutch Foot 1690

Three new Quindia Studios flag sheets will be available in the LoA shop later this week...

Dutch Foot B - VAN HAGEDOORN/MARQUETTE/PALLANDT, SALISCH, and ZOBEL/GOOR

Dutch Foot C - BULLOW/WELDEREN, WIJNBERGEN/BEIJNHEIM, and BEAUMONT/COEHORN

Dutch Foot D - DU THEIL/WAES, NASSAU/FRIESLAND, and FRIESHEIM/HEYDEN

Yet More AWI Flags

Ok... eight more American sheets for the AWI...

1. The Carolinas

2. Virginia

3. Maryland and Delaware

4. New Hampshire

5. New England and Massachusetts

6. New York and New Jersey

7. Connecticut

8. Pennsylvania and Rhode Island

There are four categories:
1. Known Regiments - these are famous... Green Mountain Boys, 7th Pennsylvania, etc. Ironically these are often famous because they were captured!
2. Known State Flags - these are documented for specific states, but the regiment is unknown.
3. Known Flags - these are known designs, but unknown regiments - they may have been either Continental or militia flags. When present, they may be used for any state, not just the sheet the on!
4. Fictional - Completely made up following conventions of the period... obviously these may be used for any unknown unit.

There were hundreds of flags and most are simply unknown. Some designs (or possibly the same actual flag) seem to have been carried by more than one unit, further complicating the issue. These sheets cover many of the known flags and should provide plenty of continental and militia flags for unknown units. If they prove popular, or we get specific requests, I will add more...

Of course you will soon be able to find these in the LoA shop.

The Stars and Stripes

More American AWI flags are now available in the LoA store!

The flag most commonly associated with the Revolutionary War is the Betsy Ross Flag. Although this flag is commonly believed to have been created by Betsy Ross, the actual origins of the flag are unknown. According to legend, Betsy Ross was approached by General George Washington and George Ross, Betsy's uncle. However, Betsy Ross's role in designing the flag continues to be debated to this day. Regardless of who first created it, the Betsy Ross flag remains an icon of the American Revolution. It appears in numerous Revolutionary War-era depictions, even if historically inaccurate (as in Washington Crossing the Delaware).

It was also probably not carried by units in the field and served only rarely as an installation flag. However, it is iconic to the period and wargamers have been using it for years, so the first sheet features this flag in three different shading patterns (so you can field three without duplication).

The next set features three distinct variations. The Bennington flag is associated with the Battle of Bennington and presents yet another variant of the stars and stripes. It is differentiated not only by the unique pattern, but by an overlarge blue canton, and a reverse order of stripes (starts with white at the top). It was possible carried by a New Hampshire regiment. The second flag is the 'Cowpens' flag rumored to have been carried by the Maryland/Delaware battalion at that battle (later research claims this was not the case, but I'm going to use it on one of my continental battalions). The final flag combines the union jack symbol with the thirteen stripes and was believed to have been carried by several units (and maybe the ONLY reliable choice for  including the 1st Massachusetts and the 1st Canadian regiments.

 

The third features yet more variations. The first two were used by naval vessels and again by some installations. However, at least one drawing from 1779 shows one carried by an infantry formation (seen below the sample sheet over Clinton's Brigade).

This sheet also features the Guilford Courthouse flag, the name given to a North Carolina militia banner which was reported to have flown at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse. The flag is recognizable by the reverse colors normally seen on American flags: red and blue stripes in the field with eight-pointed blue stars on an elongated white canton.

There are many variations on this theme: different star patterns, stars with five, six, or eight points, etc. and again rarely carried in the field, but this is one that you can at least make an argument for.

The Return of the Gostelowe Return Flags

It has been a long time since these were offered on the website, but I only ever posted the first seven or eight. Now you can buy them from the LoA shop. If you order both sets, we will send the 13th flag (rumored to be carried by the 1st New York in 1777) free...

Gostelowe Return 01-06

Gostleowe Return 07-11

Gostelowe Return 13

The standards of the Gostelowe Return are named for Major Jonathan Gostelowe who prepared an extensive inventory (or 'return') of arms and other military supplies on hand in July and August of 1778 in Philadelphia. One section of the report is titled "A Return of ye New Standards & Division Colours for ye Use of ye Army of ye United States of America In the Possession of Major Jonathan Gostelowe, Com'y Mil'y Stores". There are thirteen standards, most listed with their color, their device, and their motto.

The standards are based on the designs of Edward R Richardson in his book Standards and Colors of the American Revolution. Besides the descriptions given in the return, Richardson drew on devices of seals designed by Francis Hopkins and Benjamin Franklin and similar iconography from the symbols of currency and state arms of the colonies.

We really don't know who carried these, but here are some speculative choices...

One: Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Militia)

Two: Pennsylvania (Captain James Duncan of Hazen’s Regiment recorded in his journal that the same motto was on a flag he planted on the ramparts of the trenches at Yorktown.

Three: No information

Four: New York (the rising sun symbol is part of New York’s state arms).

Five: No information

Six: No information

Seven: 3rd Virginia (captured at Battle of Waxhaws by Lt. Col. Tarleton).

Eight: No information

Nine: Connecticut (the state ordered all its regiments to use this device on its colors in 1780).

Ten: Massachusetts (similar icons were used on the standard of the Bedford Troop of Minutemen and the state arms)

Eleven: Massachusetts (the state arms has similar symbols).

Twelve: No information

Thirteen: 1st New York (same symbol in drawing on a powderhorn that belonged to a soldier of the 1st New York regiment of 1777).

No doubt gamers who are seeking these have their own theories, but this will get you started. More American flags coming soon...

More Flags!

I am happy to announce we are expanding the period covered by the Quindia Studios flags to include the American War of Independence, starting with five sheets of British infantry that cover most of the units you need for the southern theater.

The first four sheets cover the 7th Foot (1st battalion), 17th Foot (1st battalion), 23rd Foot (1st battalion), 33rd Foot (1st battalion), 43rd Foot (1st battalion), 63rd Battalion (1st battalion), 71st Foot (1st and 2nd battalions), 78th foot (1st and 2nd battalions), and 80th Foot (1st and 2nd battalions)...

The last sheet features British loyalists and includes the King's Loyal Americans, the Queen's Rangers, and the British Legion. These flags are pure conjecture but are based on the conventions of the time. It is possible these units did not even have colors, but I include them for the wargamers and have every intention of using them for units in my collection.

Moving forward I will cover the British units in the northern campaign, the Hessians, American continental and militia units, the Gostelowe Return flags, and even some French! Of course there will also be more flags from the League of Augsburg period including British, Dutch, and Danish from the later part of the period and more flags for the Great Northern War...

You can order them now from the LoA shop!

More French Flags by Quindia Studios

Soon there will be more (9 sheets featuring 27 new regiments) French Infantry flags circa 1693 available in the League of Augsburg store...

As usual, you may order them Heroic LoA size (50x50mm), Bold Quindia Studios size (40x40mm), or Humble Realistic size (30x30mm).

New Flags from Quindia Studios

This time we've added a selection of French Horse from 1692-93 that fought in the battles of Steenkirk and Neerwinden.

These will be available in the LoA store in a few days! There are more French on the way...

New GNW Flags from Quindia Studios

We have three new flag sheets for the GNW - Swedish Horse at Poltava!

Of course, they are available at the LoA Shop...

Swedish Flags for Poltava

The Swedish flags for the GNW are finally ready and should be available from the LoA shop soon.









This release provides all of the foot units that were present at Poltava. The last sheet is actually variations for Skaraborg, Uppland, and Kalmar based on descriptions given by the Russians at Poltava - there are official government versions for these units scattered through the other sheets for those who want the earlier flags. Again, thanks to Örjan Martinsson (Tacitus of the Fighting Talk forum) for all of his help sorting through these.