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WAR FLAGS GLOSSARY S-Z George Cross in the canton; in 1702 a white flag quartered by a red cross with the St. George Cross in the canton; in 1707 the first Union Jack was substituted in the canton; in 1801 the second Union Jack was substituted in the canton; a number of Commonwealth countries, e.g. the ensign of the Royal Irish Yacht Club is white with the green-white-orange Irish tricolor as a canton and a gold crowned harp in the lower fly. India, use a similar war ensign with their national flags in the canton (see also battle ensign). tmg110.tripod.com /lexicon2.htm   (1318 words)

Ship Modeling FAQ, Question 038 --- Revised: January 22, 2001 If there was no separate canton on an ensign, the jack being worn -- as measured in historic images -- was one-half the hoist and fly dimensions of the largest ensign currently worn, which resulted in the jack being one-fourth the square footage of the ensign. Not only was the color of the ensign important but also the configuration of the canton (the union flag design in the ensign's upper left quadrant). When ensigns and jacks were worn that were built proportional to one of the major dimensions of their own ship, the flag would not be lost in profile against any ship nor would the flags overpower the ship either visually or because of wind loading. home.att.net /~ShipModelFAQ/smf-q038.html   (1283 words)

WAR FLAGS GLOSSARY A-G Blue Ensign: (1) a dark blue flag with the Union Jack as a canton; defaced with an appropriate badge in the fly it serves as the flag of a number of British dependent territories, past and present, e.g. battle ensign or (US Navy) battle color: a large war ensign hoisted by warships for ease of identification during naval engagements or, generally, whenever a warship's nationality must be readily distinguishable. Ensign, being light blue with the national flag as a canton and the air force insignia (roundel) in the fly (see also civil air ensign). tmg110.tripod.com /lexicon3.htm   (2068 words)

FlagsCan Glossary A CIVIL ENSIGN of with a red field, the UNION FLAG in the CANTON, and a Canadian BADGE on the fly. A STATE ENSIGN with a blue field, the UNION FLAG in the CANTON, and a Canadian BADGE on the fly. Sometimes, as on the ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE ENSIGN, the badge itself is in the form of a roundel. www.fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Appendicies/Glossary.html   (3074 words)

Bern / Berne canton (Switzerland) The red in the new flag is sometimes said to represent the blood of the men who died in that battle defending the old banner. The red and yellow field are thought to have come from the Holy Roman Empire battle flag, which was "per pale gules and or" (divided vertically red and yellow). Bern became a sovereign state in the Holy Roman Empire in 1226, and joined the Swiss Confederation in 1353. www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/ch-be.html   (507 words)

Customs & Traditions in Switzerland: Remembering the Battle of Morgarten Although the memorial statue of the Battle of Morgarten stands in canton Zug, it was in fact in canton Schwyz that the Confederates defeated Duke Leopold of Austria. Cause for the battle was a 250 year-old dispute between the people of Schwyz and the monastery of Einsiedeln which was held under Habsburger rule. Originally, the anniversary of the battle was a strict fasting day and not intended as a victory celebration but as a memorial day for the 14 Swiss soldiers who fell. www.swissworld.org /dvd_rom/eng/customs_2003/content/history/morgarten.html   (267 words)

MORGARTEN - LoveToKnow Article on MORGARTEN It seems most probable that it took place near the Haselmatt Chapel, in the territory of Zug, where is the official monument, but some hold that the real site was in Schwyz territory, near the old tower and battle chapel of Schornen, in the gorge between the lake and Sattel. It was at the foot of these slopes and on the shore of the lake that the small Swiss force defeated the large Austrian army, advancing from Zug on Schwyz, on the 15th of November 1315, and so laid the foundations of Swiss liberty. , the name of the pasture slopes that descend westwards to the south end of the lake of Aegeri in the Swiss canton of Zug, about 2 m. www.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MO/MORGARTEN.htm   (201 words)

North Country Sports Net Ogdensburg's Mile Morrow (25) give chase to Canton's Rob Liggio (11) for control of the puck along the boards. O.F.A. Tupper Lake's Kyle Varden (30) and Ogdensburg's Trevor Dodd (10) battle for the faceoff in front of goalie Ryan Bleau. Ogdensburg's Tyler Lemieux (5) is knocked to the ice and the puck is steered away by a Tupper Lake defender in front of Lumberjack goalie Tom Barten late in the third period. www.northcountrysports.net /sxhockeyboys-december.htm   (3978 words)

History of Glarner Families, by Gottfried Heer Kröcher (Kraucher), Hans Touri, Aebli Nenung and Heini Salman, and as victims of the heroic battle of April 9, 1388: Sutter Welti and Welti Koli. About one and a half centuries ago, a compilation by Melchior Schuler was given to us, who, in the appendix to his history of Canton Glarus, rendered a summary of the canton tax-rolls of 1763, arranged in order by family. As killed in action in the battle of Novarra (1513), the same anniversary book names as Sernf valley people: Jakob Elmer, Thomen Solmann, Rutsch Pfiffer and Largy Dürst. www.genealogienetz.de /reg/CH/kant/glheer-e.htm   (1910 words)

Encyclopaedia Metallum - Morgart After a long researching, the band found the diary of the monk Winterthur, who experienced the battle of Morgarten in his younger days at 1315. The lyrics on their first album "Die Schlacht" based on the battle which took place in Morgarten (location in Switzerland) and Morgart is its derivatization. Max - guitar, vocals, drums & orchestral programming www.metal-archives.com /band.php?id=28140   (1910 words)

North Carolina Map of American Civil War Battles A common Confederate battle flag seen in the western army was made of blue wool with a white sphere in the center. North Carolina Map of American Civil War Battles This standard flag helped indetify friend from foe in the thick of battle. www.americancivilwar.com /statepic/nc.html   (764 words)

Canton, Mississippi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Canton was intermittently the adult home of slide guitarist and blues singer Elmore James, who was born and grew up 20-some miles north in Richland and nearby plantation communities. Although not a major battle site during the Civil War, Canton was important as a rail and logistics center. Canton is a city located in Madison County, Mississippi. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canton,_Mississippi   (549 words)

ST GALL - LoveToKnow Article on ST GALL St Gallen), one of the cantons of northeast Switzerland, on the border of the Austrian province cf the Vorarlberg and of the independent principality of Liechtenstein. It entirely surrounds the canton of Appenzell, which, like a great part of this canton, formerly belonged to the abbots of St Gall, while the enclave of Horn is in the canton of Thurgau. After the victory of the Appenzellers at the battle of the Stoss (1405) they became (i~11) allies of the Swiss confederation, as did the town of St Gall a few months later, this connection becoming an everlasting alliance in 1454, while in 1457 the town was finally freed from the abbot. www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/ST/ST_GALL.htm   (549 words)

Flag Picture Gallery In the canton (the square in the corner) are the crosses of Saint Andrew and Saint George, borrowed from the British flag. The flag was passed down through generations of Fillmores, including Millard, and today it can be seen at Vermont's Bennington Museum. The actual flag from that battle hangs in the Maryland State House. www.ushistory.org /betsy/flagpics.html   (549 words)

Ensigns The merchantman's ensign, it specified, was to be the Red Ensign with the Saint George's cross in the canton. While allowing the ensign defaced with the Canadian badge to be used in addition to the plain one was certainly a step in the right direction, this was hardly the independent use of the flag that Canada wanted. The badge it displayed for both the Blue and Red Ensigns was identical to the badge on the flag of the governor general, despite the fact that the badge, sought and approved for the Blue Ensign a year before, had been the quartered provincial arms unadorned by either wreath or crown. fraser.cc /FlagsCan/Nation/Ensigns.html   (9955 words)

Battle of Morgarten - RSCI, The Science Classification Index The Confederates of Schwyz, supported by the Confederates of Uri, who feared for their autonomy, but not supported by the Confederates of Unterwalden, expected the army in the west near the village of Arth, where they had erected fortifications. On November 15 1315, the soldiers of Duke Leopold I of Austria were thoroughly defeated by an ambush of the Swiss Confederation near the Morgarten pass. At the time, the crown of the Holy Roman Emperor was claimed by both Duke Louis IV of Bavaria (who was to become Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor) and Frederick the Handsome, a Habsburg prince. www.scienceindex.org /Battle_of_Morgarten.html   (9955 words)

Frustrated Canton Township residents battle sprawl - 10/10/01    Canton Township, with nearly 80,000 residents, is one of the fastest growing communities in southeast Michigan. Last year, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments recognized Macomb, Canton and Chesterfield townships as building new homes at the quickest pace.    Township officials said they had no control over the landfill because it had already received approval from state and county officials. www.detnews.com /2001/wayne/0110/10/e03-314963.htm   (9955 words)

Ticino canton (Switzerland) In May 1803, two months after the creation of the canton, the Great Council resolved that the arms would be red and blue but did not specify their relative positions. In 1809 the canton organised its military forces, and adopted a red over blue battle flag with the gold inscriptions "Pro Patria" in the upper part, and "Pagus Ticinensis" in the lower. Like Lucern, but for reasons unknown, Ticino's arms are different from the flag, and the two are often confused. www.fotw.net /Flags/ch-ti.html   (514 words)

Canton, Texas It took a lengthy court battle that went all the way to the Texas Supreme Court, but the people of Canton ultimately prevailed, and remains the county seat of Van Zandt County to this day. The people of Canton picked up their trusted arms, marched on to Willis Point, and reclaimed those records for return to the county seat in Canton. Take the case of Canton in East Texas. www.lnstar.com /mall/txtrails/canton.htm   (241 words)

Cecil Coale and Starfish, July, 1962 Canton Island had been a staging area for the Battle of Tarawa in 1943. There was never any fighting on Canton Island, but thousands of U. Marines and military personel had camped here for several months. Canton Island was a territory jointly governed by the British and the United States. www.aracnet.com /~pdxavets/cecil-co.htm   (1389 words)

Questions & Answers - Page 3 The Flag Code does state that the flag should not be "used as any portion of a costume or athletic uniform" but this is usually interpreted as meaning being sewn into a portion or a complete garment, not meaning having a patch sewn onto a garment. Check the Flags of the World web site http://www.digibel.be/flags/ and the Flags of the Confederacy web site http://www.confederateflags.org/ for information; if you can't find anything there, please let me know and I'll try to get the info for you. I am a 6th great grandson of Captain Talbot and wanted to display this flag on my Internet web site, but I have not been able to document the fact that this flag was in fact flown by Captain Talbot from the Constitution. www.nava.org /qa/qa3.htm   (1389 words)

J.J.'s Ohio High School Sports Huddle This debate will be settled Saturday in Canton as the Cardinals of Colerain and the Bulldogs of Canton McKinley will battle for the state's top honors in a classic match up of North vs. South. At the start of the 2004 season, it appeared as though Canton McKinley was headed down the same path as the 3-7 team of a year ago after losing three of their first five games. The Bulldogs will have the advantage of familiarity of the facilities, but Colerain has willingly accepted the site of the game and the Cardinals have shown their ability to win convincingly this season regardless of the venue. www.jjhuddle.com /stories/ColerainMcKinley.htm   (1389 words)

Zug canton (Switzerland) Zug was a town of the Austrian dukes and waged war against the Swiss Confederation, most notably at the battle of Mortgarten in 1315. The original owners of Zug were the counts of Lenzburg whose arms were a blue disk on a white field. The arms of Zug were probably granted by Rudolf of Hapsburg, whose own arms were "gules, a fess argent" (i.e. www.fotw.net /flags/ch-zg.html   (342 words)

Van Zandt County Line - Van Zandt County Texas Local Information and Entertainment Magazine Site of the last battle between the Cherokee and the Texas Military Texas gardening expert Neil Sperry will be the guest speaker at the Grand Saline Bloomin’ Festival and other activities throughout the day promise a fun and enlightening celebration of commercial and amateur gardening Plans are underway for the 7th Annual Buffalo Girls Hotel CASI Chili Cookoff scheduled for April 1 with proceeds going to Citizens League for Animal Welfare www.vzcountyline.com   (370 words)

- toledoblade.com - CANTON - St. John's came up short last night in a battle of unbeatens in the Canton McKinley Holiday Tournament, as the host Bulldogs prevailed 44-40 in boys basketball. John Nelson and Wes Taylor added 12 points apiece for Clay (6-2). B.J. Raymond scored 18 points to lead the 8-1 Titans, who were outscored 22-13 in the first half. toledoblade.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041230/SPORTS06/412300455   (257 words)

HISTORY OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH* Zürich was first ready for the conflict and sent four thousand well-equipped soldiers to Cappel, a village with a Cistercian convent, in the territory of Zürich on the frontier of the Canton Zug. A frantic woman near Zürich saw blood springing from the earth all around her, and rushed into the street with the cry, "Murder, murder!"  The atmosphere was filled with apprehensions of war and bloodshed. Zürich yielded to the counsel of Bern, which was adopted by the Protestant deputies, May 15, 1531. www.ccel.org /s/schaff/history/8_ch05.htm   (257 words)

History In 1857 the 59th were awarded the battle honour Canton for their part in the capture of the city by an international force. The 30th were engaged at the battle of Eutaw Springs, one the hardest fought actions of the war, while in 1782 the 40th led in the capture of Fort Griswold. The battle is commemorated annually by the Regiment, who also wear black in memory of General Wolfe's death at the moment of victory. www.army.mod.uk /qlr/history.htm   (257 words)

Bern / Berne canton (Switzerland) After the battle of Schlosshalde in 1289, the flag was changed to its current red and yellow form. The red in the new flag is sometimes said to represent the blood of the men who died in that battle defending the old banner. The city of Bern maintains to this day a bear pit to perpetuate the symbolism of its name, but the bears are imported. atlasgeo.span.ch /fotw/flags/ch-be.html   (257 words)

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