How many flags in an 1809 Austrian Infantry Regiment

Started by Duke Speedy of Leighton, 03 June 2020, 11:54:16 PM

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John Cook

06 June 2020, 02:34:40 PM #30 Last Edit: 06 June 2020, 02:43:16 PM by John Cook
Quote from: Last Hussar on 05 June 2020, 06:10:51 PM
Fahne is German for flags.

That means we are just using the English word for the Austrian name.  :d

We, however, are British, not some foreign Johnnies, and do things properly and, of course, German infantry do not carry a standarte ;)

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John Cook

06 June 2020, 02:40:55 PM #32 Last Edit: 06 June 2020, 02:44:23 PM by John Cook
My commiserations, it must be a heavy cross to bear :D

FierceKitty

A South African passport? You don't know the half of it!
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hammurabi70

Quote from: FierceKitty on 06 June 2020, 02:54:51 PM
A South African passport? You don't know the half of it!

We cherish our ignorance.

For value the American passport is the most valuable; for versatility the British.  Thanks to the empire you can get into more countries without a visa than anywhere else.  Having a New Zealand passport is the most innocuous.

Last Hussar

Quote from: FierceKitty on 06 June 2020, 02:54:51 PM
A South African passport? You don't know the half of it!

Do you regularly get beaten up by James Bond for being rude to hotel staff?
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paulr

Quote from: hammurabi70 on 06 June 2020, 07:42:23 PM
...Having a New Zealand passport is the most innocuous.

I'm not sure whether to feel insulted or smug ;)
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hammurabi70

Quote from: paulr on 06 June 2020, 11:18:07 PM
I'm not sure whether to feel insulted or smug ;)

I think you can feel safe.  ;)  8)

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Quote from: hammurabi70 on 06 June 2020, 07:42:23 PM
We cherish our ignorance.

For value the American passport is the most valuable;

Not so sure of  that.  in some parts of the world its enough to make you a prime target, for some very unsavoury characters and thier even more unsavoury habits
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Duke Speedy of Leighton

I'm going to Hijack my own thread, take it back on topic...

It's a yellow one for cavalry regiments, right? ;)
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Zippee

Quote from: mad lemmey on 08 June 2020, 08:12:43 AM
I'm going to Hijack my own thread, take it back on topic...

It's a yellow one for cavalry regiments, right? ;)

How dare you sir!

That's a flogging offence

Cavalry standards are identical to infantry flags but reduced in size 800x800mm. from 1680(1760)x1400 for infantry (1806 pattern)

Leibstandarte (white) is issued to the 1st squadron
Eskadronestandarte (yellow) to each of the other squadrons [number of squadrons changes with date]

I'll note that we haven't discussed which pattern of standard/flag for 1809 yet. There's a 1792, an 1804 and 1806 version for infantry; 1792 and 1806 for cavalry. Although in fact the 1804 pattern was barely manufactured let alone distributed.  The 1806 pattern deleted reference to teh HRE and changed the FII cypher to FI accordingly plus some other changes. 1792 pattern were carried until lost or worn out though, so the choice is yours in 1809 ...

Last Hussar

I've used the 1804 for 1809, because it's nicer on the back than the 1806.

Its in 1:200, and I fold to give the flying effect, so won't be seen by anyone who would criticise.
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