Why Did Armies Carry Flags in Battle?
Play World of Warships here: https://wo.ws/3N3T9E4. Thank you World of Warships for sponsoring this video. During registration use the code HPPYNWYR2024 to receive a huge holiday starter pack including a free ship, 300 Doubloons, 1 million Credits, 7 days of Premium Account time, 1 ship, 3 Santa's Gift containers, the New Year Constellation flag, and 10 New Year Sky camouflages. Applicable to new users only. ~~Video Description~~ In an era when armies had evolved to using firearms, many soldiers would stand in their formations not carrying weapons at all! In this case, why would you ever want to bring a flag to a gun fight? And what made “the colours” such an important part of 18th and 19th century warfare? Finally, what purpose do these devices serve even today? ~~Sources & Further Reading On This Topic~~ A good article from the National Army Museum: https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/save-co... “Laying Up the Colours” in Salisbury: https://www.salisburyjournal.co.uk/ne... The Referenced Books: https://amzn.to/48ySyCR https://amzn.to/3TxXCD9 Some more reading: https://stories.durham.ac.uk/understa... https://stories.durham.ac.uk/life-of-... https://www.theroyalscots.co.uk/colou... The videos I used in this one: • The Royal Gibraltar Regiment are presented... • Turkish brass band "Mehter" at the militar... • Napoleonic Bugle Calls for Light Infantry • Why Did Soldiers Fight in Lines? • Officer Ranks of the British Army in the A... ~~Other Links & Contact Info~~ You can directly support my work by becoming a Patron of this channel: ` / brandonf You may also give a one-time tip here: ` https://ko-fi.com/brandonf Find a free digital library, shop for merchandise, and learn more about this channel's charity work at: ` https://www.nativeoak.org/ Or, another great way to support my work is by booking me on Cameo! 50% of all these proceeds also go to charity: ` https://www.cameo.com/brandonfisichel... ~~Timestamps~~ Intro 00:00 Sponsorship 01:15 What Are "The Colours"? 03:10 Their Practical Purpose 05:53 Defending the Colours 11:10 When Were They Used? 19:14 The Morale Factor 22:11
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