The Royal Hospital at Chelsea / by Lieut. Col. Newnham-Davis.

  • Nathaniel Newnham-Davis
Date:
1912
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: The Royal Hospital at Chelsea / by Lieut. Col. Newnham-Davis. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DHEs ROYALS HOSREEALE FLAGS IN THE CHAPEL-—continued. No. 30. AMERICAN FLAG (4th Regiment of U.S. Infantry), taken at the surrender of Fort Detroit, 12th August, 1812. The Regimental Colour of the Regiment. (See No. 52 for the National Colour.) Nos. 31 & 32. STANDARDS TAKEN AT THE STORMING OF SERINGAPATAM, 4th May, 1799. These Standards were borne in State before the Sultans, Hyder Ali and Tippoo Saib. (See also Nos. 29 & 33.) No. 34. EAGEE AND FLAG OF THE 105th REGIMENT, taken by Captain Kennedy Clark and Corporal Stiles, of the 1st Royal Dragoons, at Waterloo, 13th June, 1815. Inscription, jexa, Eylau, Lckmuhl, Essling, Wagram. On the reverse, “ Z’Limpereur Napoleon au 105 Regtment a’ Lnfanterte de ligne. No. 35. EAST INDIAN FLAG, date of capture not known. No. 36. DUTCH FLAG, belonged to 1st Battalion 5th Regiment of Infantry of the Line, probably captured at Veere, in July,~ 1889. Nos. 37 & 39. EAST INDIAN FLAGS, date of capture not known. No. 38. EAGLES OP THE 22nds FRENCH REGIMEN Tpetaken av scalamancamoi. No. 40. EAST INDIAN FLAG, date of capture not known. No. 41. EFRENCTHVREPUBEIGAN S FUAG takenein ey ot No. 42. EAGLE AND REMNANT OF FLAG, of 66th French Regiment, taken at Guadaloupe, when it surrendered to General Beckwith and Admiral Cochrane, 27th January, 1810.
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