Hanoverian SYW cavalry flags

[Zbigniew]

Hertsblue, ofcourse I am interested! I have just noticed your post. Are there any pictures of Hanoverian generals, too?
It is really hard to find any pictures of them.

[Hertsblue]

There are no pictures of generals in this particular book. Trawling through my bookcases I can only find illustrations of two generals connected with the Hanoverian army: Ferdinand of Brunswick, who commanded His Britannic Majesty's army in Germany (and therefore the Hanoverians) and the Graf von Schaumberg-Lippe-Buckeburg, who served with the Hanoverian army at Hastenbeck, Lutterberg and Minden.

Ferdinand wears the uniform of his Prussian regiment - dark blue coat with red turn-backs, buff lapels, cuffs, waistcoat and breeches, black riding boots and silver and black sash. He also wears the blue ribbon of the Order of the Garter from left shoulder to right hip and the star of the order on his left breast. His hat is the feathered cocked hat of a Prussian field-marshal (which he was). Source is a portrait after Tischbein.

The Graf, by contrast, wears a very sober garb - plain black tricorn hat, plain dark-blue coat with no turn-backs and no ornamentation whatever, blue waistcoat, buff breeches and black riding-boots. The only splash of colour is his orange ribbon of the Prussian Order of the Black Eagle worn over the left shoulder but under the coat. Source is a portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds.

Hope this helps.

Ray

[Zbigniew]

Thank you Ray! I knew this portrait of Ferdinand, but the second one will be very useful.



Is there also a photo of any Hanoverian dragoon regiment standard? I would like to have at least general idea how they looked like.
Were they square or of other shape?

[Hertsblue]

All the dragoon standards seem to have been oblong in shape and there was one for each squadron. The first squadron carried the King's Standard which was always white and bore on one side the Royal Arms within the Garter supported by the lion and unicorn. The devices on the other side varied from regiment to regiment. The squadron standards all seem to have been of the regiment's facing colour - red for Veltheim and Bock, blue for Walthausen and Muller. Again, the devices varied from regiment to regiment and from squadron to squadron. If you have any particular regiment in mind I can be more precise. Mind you, if you can render some of these designs in 10mm I will personally nominate you for the Nobel Prize for figure-painting!

[Zbigniew]

Thanks for information. I have just painted Hanoverian dragoon regiment Nr 7 C Busche. But I am also going to make Breitenbach regiment. Do you have standards of these two?

[Hertsblue]

OK, here goes:
     Walthausen/Breidenbach 6C
        King's Standard: White, embroidered gold. On one side the Royal Arms with the Garter and motto. On the other a lion couchant upon a trophy of arms, holding a sword entwined with laurel. Motto above: "Parta tueri" (Guard what you have won).

        Second Standard: blue. One side "GR" surmounted by a crown, within the Garter. Motto below "Dieu et mon droit" Other side, an arm issuing from clouds, holding a drawn sword entwined with laurel. Motto below: "Cum deo et gladio" (with God and the sword).

        Third Standard: blue. The Arms of Great Britain and Ireland and Luneburg linked by two interlaced palm trees and a chain. Motto below: "Et stirps et amor jungebant" (Thus are the race and love conjoined). Other side, a column resting on trophies of arms. On the base of the column the cipher GR. On the pillar a drawn sword with a pair of scales. Motto above: "Pro lege et grege"

        Fourth Standard: blue. The Royal Arms within the Garter with motto below.On the other St George on a white horse, his lance piercing the dragon lying under his horse's feet. Motto above: "Virtus animi superat omnia"

        Bussche/Muller 7C
        KIng's Standard: white. 1) A white horse on a red field within the Garter surmounted by a crown. Motto below: "Nec aspera terrent" GR monogram in each corner. 2) A two-headed figure with an open helmet. Trophies of arms on both sides. Motto above: "Decet et ornet"

        Second Standard: blue. 1) Mars seated on trophies of war, in one hand a sword and the other a laurel branch. Motto below: "Post bellum nomen" 2) St George killing the dragon. Motto above: "Virtus animi superat omnia"

        Third Standard: blue. 1) GR with crown above, supported by lion and unicorn. Motto below: "Dieu et mon droit" 2) the "Bulow Bird" (an oriole) holding a ring in its beak. Motto below: "Felici auspicio"

        Fourth Standard: blue. 1) An eagle flying towards the sun with a young man (that's what it says!) Motto below: "Prosperis favet" 2) Shield bearing four crowns, guarded by a lion with a sword. GR cipher in the corners.

Phew!

[Zbigniew]

Seems much more complicated than I thought. But I am not a fanatic and will try to simplify them a little bit.
Thank you for your help! I will try to make good use of this information.

[Orosay]

http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.php?title=Hanoverian_Army#Line_Cavalry

There are images here, but I think you have to join the site to view them all