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P.S. The Victory at Saratoga meant a lot of captured "up to date" British Military Arms were then used by Americans as well.
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Larry (Omaha) said:Bennington flag
From Wikipedia,
The Bennington flag is a version of the American flag associated with the American Revolution Battle of Bennington, from which it derives its name.
Before we get too concerned about the design of the so-called "Bennington Flag" please note that the actual relic flag is on display at the museum in Bennington, Vermont. Grace Cooper, NAVA member and former curator of textiles at the Smithsonian Institution has observed this flag at close range and is of the opinion that its material was woven on a power loom in the early 19th Century. There is no record of this flag or its design prior to the late 19th Century when it was on display at the Chicago Public Library.
There is definitely no contemporary reference to a stars and stripes flag of any design carried at the Battle of Bennington. (The Bennington Museum does have the remnant of a green silk flag with a blue canton. The canton has 13 stars in an irregular pattern. It is known as the Green Mountain Boys flag, and there seems to be no dispute over its claimed use during the 1770's.)
British Arms that came from Colonial Armories, or commercial examples made by the same gunmakers who made British Ordnance Approved Arms were used by Americans in the AWI.
There were Americans who used French Military Arms in the AWI that had been captured from Fort Louisbourg in 1745 and (more likely) from the second capture of Fort Louisbourg in 1758 while we were still British Subjects.
Larry (Omaha) said:The gun is ok but the flag is all wrong.....
Can I ask just why is it wrong? It is my house and my flag. I am not teaching history, just presenting flag and a Bess for my country. If you like GB, fine your choice, I like America
Thanks for the input though
Flintlocklar
Colorado Clyde said:. . . but I'm confused. Brown Bess was the British arm in AWI, and as far as I know was never issued to Continental troops. Why is its display appropriate to celebrate our country?
I like it!Well, it's still a nice display. And, an interesting conversation. Just learned some great stuff here.
Now we need a photo of a Charleville and a Dutch musket. Here's the M1757 Spanish Musket. LOL
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