{"title":"Revolutionary War","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"bunker-hill-morale-patch","title":"Bunker Hill Flag","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\"The\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBattle of Bunker Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas fought on June 17, 1775. The colonists' militia groups had been camping around Boston since the outbreak of hostilities at Lexington and Concord on April 19. Now they were surrounding Boston in an effort to keep the British confined to the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Just before the 17th, the colonists learned the British were going to try to take possession of the hills surrounding the city. Boston itself sat on a piece of land that was mostly surrounded by water, with only a small neck of land connecting to the mainland. It was easy for the colonists to block that route.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBreed's Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBunker Hill\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elay on another promontory north of Boston, along with the city of Charlestown. This was called Charlestown Peninsula and it was also connected to the mainland by a narrow neck of land. On the evening before the 17th, the colonists stealthily sent 1200 men to occupy Breed's Hill, which was closer to Boston. Bunker Hill lie behind it and was used for reserve troops.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com\/bunker-hill-flag.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eRead more...\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-----\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlag represents the 17 June 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePine Tree was a symbol of New England, and was used on many patriot flags during the Revolution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRed cross is the Cross of St. George (England), and was common on New England flags.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.inssar.org\/flags\/fl_bunkerhill.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLearn more...\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook Backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecal is 5x3”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Morale Patch","offer_id":32027338506306,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/bunker-hill-rm.jpg?v=1627492658"},{"product_id":"battle-of-guilford-courthouse","title":"Guilford Courthouse","description":"\u003cp\u003eBelieved to be the flag flown on March 15th 1781 by the American (liberation) forces. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_Guilford_Court_House\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLearn More\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's an nontraditional sized canton with 8 pointed stars...a gorgeous flag nonetheless. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x1.2\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRe-released: 05\/26\/2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7018551672898,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/guilford2.jpg?v=1590522402"},{"product_id":"battle-of-brandywine","title":"Brandywine Flag","description":"\u003cdiv data-setdir=\"false\" dir=\"ltr\" class=\"ydpbd684b30MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydpbd684b30MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Battle of Brandywine Creek near Chadds Ford, PA took place in the fall of 1777 during the British campaign to take Philadelphia, PA and snuff out the rebellion at its roots. Ultimately, the battle was a defeat for the continental forces and the British army was able to secure Philadelphia for nine months.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDespite the not so heroic outcome for our country, the battle stands out to history in other ways.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt was the longest single-day battle of the war (11 hours) and had more troops in combat than any other battle of the war.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydpbd684b30MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydpbd684b30MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydpbd684b30MsoNormal\"\u003eMost descriptions of this beautiful red flag attribute it to the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePennsylvania Regiment due to inaccurate work on the flag's history in the early 1930s. More recent historical research has determined that the flag was actually that of the Chester County Militia of Pennsylvania and not the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePennsylvania Regiment.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThere was a captain named “Robert Wilson” in the 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePA Regiment who is erroneously reported to be the flag’s ‘creator’ but a connection cannot be established between this Robert Wilson and the flag.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn fact, a different Robert Wilson of Chester County, PA served as a Lt. Colonel with the Chester County Militia and was responsible for militia equipment and for the flag’s preservation.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydpbd684b30MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydpbd684b30MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydpbd684b30MsoNormal\"\u003eChester County, PA lies just west of Philadelphia and would have been a well settled county, easily within reach of ‘breaking’ news during colonial years.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eJust a few months before the Battle of Brandywine, on June 14, 1777 (what we celebrate today as Flag Day in the US), the Second Continental Congress passed the Flag Resolution which set forth the establishment of thirteen stars and thirteen stripes for flags of the fledgling country; their exact arrangement was not specified however.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThat the flag originated with the Chester County PA Militia aligns with its proximity to Philadelphia and people’s emerging sense of union between the states in their struggle for independence. The Brandywine Flag is one the first known flags to have thirteen stars and thirteen stripes and have been flown in battle.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydpbd684b30MsoNormal\"\u003eOur distinctive Brandywine Flag patch will add distinctive, historical context to the other flag patches your collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x3'\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRe-release date: 6\/30\/2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":7018586275906,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/brandywine-flag_dbd8e33e-2df3-4b53-9239-d5da50e731cc.jpg?v=1593541855"},{"product_id":"white-plains-flag","title":"White Plains Flag","description":"\u003cp\u003eHighly detailed morale patch depicting the flag of the Battle of White Plains (NY) in 1776. This flag is a bit personal to us we lived in White Plains, NY for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview of the Battle of White Plains\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of White Plains took place on Monday, October 28, 1776 at White Plains, New York and followed the escape of George Washington and his troops from Charleston at the Battle of Sullivan's Island. It was a difficult time for Washington as many oh his soldiers were returning to their homes after the previous fighting at the Battle of Long Island. For nearly a month Washington had rested with the main body of his army on Harlem Heights building fortifications and assessing the movements of the British under the leadership of General Sir William Howe. The British and American forces met in battle at the village of White Plains under General Howe and General George Washington. The 13,000 British and Hessians were ranged against 14,500 Americans although only around 4,000 on each side were actually engaged in the Battle of White plains. The Americans were encamped behind entrenchments just north of the village of White Plains with hills at their rear if a retreat became necessary. 1600 militia from Delaware and Maryland under Colonel Haslett were positioned on Chatterton's hill, on the west side of the Bronx. Howe's soldiers constructed a basic bridge across the Bronx to take the steep Chatterton's Hill. The British were successful in forcing an American retreat from White Plain village. Some of the Americans headed across New Jersey to the southern side of the Delaware River. George Washington sent the other part of his army to secure the Highlands of the Hudson. The British returned to Manhattan to attack Fort Washington and the American garrison on Manhattan. The scene was set for the Battle of Fort Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.landofthebrave.info\/battle-of-white-plains.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eLearn More...\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Battle_of_White_Plains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eWikipedia Reference\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemastered release: 06\/20\/2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Remastered \/ Vintage","offer_id":41197222363202,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Remastered","offer_id":40008571945026,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/files\/white-plains-rm-vintage_5bf89f5b-f676-46c8-8c42-26f40a1184af.jpg?v=1736448404"},{"product_id":"green-mountain-boys","title":"The Green Mountain Boys","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe American Revolutionary War did not just ‘happen’.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt was not a singular event, nor were the battles that took place the sum of the war.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe foundation of the greatest country to have ever existed on the planet was born of many struggles, many years in the making. It came as a result of men and women yearning to be left alone by centralized government and bureaucracies that inevitably ruin prosperity. Over and over across the American colonies, the people simply aimed to govern themselves, peaceably. The history of the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont is an example of these struggles for freedom. They persevered in obtaining this freedom locally and then came to the aid of the rest of the colonies becoming one of the most renowned militia units of the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimilar to many militia units of the mid to late 1700’s, the Green Mountain Boys were initially put together to support settlers and land speculators settling the mountainous region of what would become the northeast United States in the state of Vermont.\u003cspan\u003e  Likely\u003c\/span\u003e, the main purpose was to defend the settlers from native American attacks or possibly French presence near Canada since British troops were not always nearby.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHowever, the spartan militia very quickly became instrumental in defending the territory from incursions by the colonial government of New York. New Hampshire had granted land to Vermont territory settlers in the western part of its colonial borders but New York tried to assert control there after a British court verdict in New York’s favor.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe Green Mountain Boys ensured that New York’s attempt to control this area of modern day Vermont were thwarted and they often used forceful tactics to get the job done. By the early 1770’s the Green Mountain Boys were essentially the governmental authority of the Vermont area and initiated independence efforts from New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnder the leadership of Ethan Allen, the Green Mountain Boys earned a reputation for being trustworthy and more importantly, effective. For many militias of the day, this was not always the case.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTheir fame was ignited with their unwavering loyalty to their home place of Vermont and inflamed when the cries for independence from Britain became a reality in 1775.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAbout a month after the events of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775, the Green Mountain Boys aided other colonial forces in successfully taking Fort Ticonderoga from the British on May 10, 1775 and then a few other British forts shortly thereafter. And they didn’t stop at forts – they also took a British ship in Lake Champlain. The capture of these forts, the ship and the multitude of cannon and ammunition was essential in shutting off British war capacity from the north. The cannon and ammunition were hauled to Boston and their presence helped force the British from Boston in early 1776.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis fierce spirit of freedom embodied by the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont was so strong, Vermont declared itself an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eindependent nation\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein January of 1777.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBy this time, leadership of the Green Mountain Boys had changed but their passion for independence had not. Under the command of Seth Warner, Ethan Allen’s cousin, the militia unit was a significant factor in the Battle of Bennington, a major American victory in the revolutionary war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Green Mountain Boys’ flag was a simple one – the green representing the lush forests and green hills from whence they came and the thirteen stars arrayed in a more natural fashion represented the American colonies.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBut their story is more than their flag. Their legacy is more than their story.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe celebrate them today by remembering that standing up to tyranny and defending our rights to self-government are the duty of a free people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Historic","offer_id":39329916190786,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Woodland","offer_id":39574488875074,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Multicam v1","offer_id":39329916223554,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/green-mtn-boys-rm.jpg?v=1647622365"},{"product_id":"1st-pa-rifles","title":"First Pennsylvania Regiment (1st PA Rifles)","description":"\u003cp\u003e“I will not be dominated.”\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis is the English translation of the Latin words\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDominari Nolo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epresented on a scroll, curiously adorned with split-tongue ends, below the scene on the flag of the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePennsylvania Regiment.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAs the observer surveys the image and ponders those words, he or she might ask the question – “Which of the beings here is evoking that phrase?”\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIs it the nearly caught tiger which won’t be tamed, partially ensnared in a net, or is it the hunter about to spear the tiger who will no longer be prey to the wild animal? Which is first to act – the pouncing tiger or the thrusting hunter? The imagery on the flag is simple yet thought provoking as one considers the primal instincts at play. One of them will conquer the other in the end, one of them will not be dominated.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePennsylvania Regiment was initially formed in June of 1775, just shortly after the Battles of Lexington and Concord which battles set up the beginning of formal revolutionary hostilities.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eEvents in general moved slower then but to have a company organized and raised by June that summer was actually quite rapid, especially in so organized a fashion as the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePA Regiment was.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe Regiment was quickly employed in the siege of Boston that same summer until they assisted in the campaign against the British in the late winter of 1776 in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its inception, the regiment was known as ‘Thompson’s Rifle Regiment’ commanded by Col. William Thompson of Carlisle, Pennsylvania and later in 1777 was renamed the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePennsylvania Regiment. The initial, informal name tends to explain the lettering on the flag “P.M. I. 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In doing so, you also pay homage to the 1\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePA Riflemen who hearkened to the call to professionally and honorably serve their country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/1st_Pennsylvania_Regiment\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e1st PA Regiment\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/144-1.com\/collections\/frontpage\/products\/hanover-associators\"\u003eSee also our Hanover Associator morale patch\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven for amazing clarity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemaster Release: 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMulticam V1 (Limited to 50 units)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMulticam VII - Minor color changes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDesign Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe built this flag off a remnant image of the actual flag (\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/2014\/americana-vo-n09100\/highlights-from-important-americana\/2014\/01\/the-revolutionary-se.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efound here\u003c\/a\u003e) and the description of the flag (above). \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Multicam VII (Limited)","offer_id":44720154968130,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Historic","offer_id":43854406058050,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Multicam (Limited)","offer_id":43854406090818,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/files\/1st-pa-mc2.jpg?v=1787961615"},{"product_id":"the-bedford-flag","title":"The Bedford Flag","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBy the rude bridge that arched the flood, \u003cbr\u003eTheir flag to April’s breeze unfurled, \u003cbr\u003eHere once the embattled farmers stood, \u003cbr\u003eAnd fired the shot heard round the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e-Ralph Waldo Emerson, Concord Hymn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Up, Mr. Page, the regulars are out.” With a nighttime alert from a horseback messenger, Nathaniel Page awoke. Tension had been simmering following the Intolerable Acts, and British forces were prepared to end the rebellion they saw outside of Boston. British forces set out to seize colonial stashes of weapons and ammunition in the Massachusetts countryside. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAs a Minuteman of Bedford, Nathaniel had prepared for this moment. He secured his musket, powder, and the standard many sayid he would carry that fateful day. Not large by comparison to other standards, this square cavalry flag was an heirloom. Nathaniel would be the third generation of Pages to carry the flag, and unarguably the most famous. The flag’s crimson damask bore an armor-clad arm, sword raised as if to strike down foes. A scroll on the flag boldly proclaimed “Vince Aut Morire,” Latin for “Conquer or Die.” Nathaniel rallied with his fellow Minutemen, and together they proceeded to nearby Concord, and into the annals of history. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHastily, they helped their fellow militia companies hide away their rebellious stores. Nathaniel returned to the place he had laid down his flag, only to find it being played with by children. The glint of bayonets and the brilliance of scarlet tunics in the distance pronounced the arrival of the British. The militias withdrew from Concord, beyond the North Bridge. As regulars approached the bridge, the militia met them in battle. Nathaniel, we can presume,l flew his flag in the face of oncoming fire. Overwhelmed by a continually-reinforced militia, the British fell back. The first small Colonial victory of a long revolution had been won. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis flag survives today, tucked in a secure room in the Bedford Free Public Library. Nathaniel’s grandson, Cyrus, presented the flag to the town in 1885. Under lock and key and secure from sunlight, one may visit and gaze upon a relic that has miraculously survived many of the weathers of time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe bring you this flag as a patch, symbolizing the heroism of those early patriots at Concord. Their flag unfurled in that April breeze can find a new appreciation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x3\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully embroidered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: Summer 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Original","offer_id":7018861133890,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Multicam","offer_id":7018919723074,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Multicam (Sew-On)","offer_id":30322942017602,"sku":"","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Original (Sew-On)","offer_id":30322955059266,"sku":"","price":9.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/3x3-bedford.jpg?v=1530818791"},{"product_id":"appeal-to-heaven","title":"Appeal to Heaven","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e** All legacy variants are on marked down on Clearance **\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cspan\u003eAnd where the body of the people, or any single man, is deprived of their right, or is under the exercise of a power without right, and have no appeal on earth, then they have a liberty to appeal to heaven, whenever they judge the cause of sufficient moment. \" – John Locke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlternative variant of the traditional Appeal to Heaven flag. It's the product of angry New England colonists in the pre-revolutionary war days. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBackground \u0026amp; Symbolism \u003c\/b\u003e \"The Eastern White Pine tree has been referred to as “the monarch of the forest.” Some that greeted the first settlers reached a height of 250 feet with diameters of 6 feet. They were a bonanza for England in colonial times, as they met a vital military and commercial need for sailing ship masts. Since the colonists were rapidly using up the existing supply of trees close to the ocean that were large enough for masts, the Royal Navy appealed to Parliament. As a result, in 1691 Great Britain imposed the first of the so-called “broad arrow” acts, so named because of the axe mark placed on the reserved trees by the king’s men, that reserved these trees for the English government. Growing resentment to the crown’s appropriation of the choicest White Pines helped precipitate the Revolutionary War, and the first flag of the revolutionary forces even had a White Pine as its emblem.\" - Arborday.org\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e------------------------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pine tree had long been a New England symbol being depicted on the Flag of New England flown by colonial merchant ships dating back to 1686. Leading up to the Revolutionary War it became a symbol of Colonial ire and resistance. The white pine found in New England, specifically the eastern white pine (Pinus strobus) with heights exceeding 150 feet, was highly desirable for constructing masts in shipbuilding. Twenty years after arrival in the new world, the Pilgrims harvested and exported these pines as far as Madagascar. Due to lack of supply of suitable lumber on the island, England reserved 24 inch (61 cm) diameter trees under the Mast Preservation Clause in the Massachusetts Charter in 1691. The trees were identified by a Surveyor of the King’s Woods (a position of preferment) who would in turn appoint deputies to survey and place the broad arrow symbol on the tree from three hatchet slashings denoting property of the Crown. The broad arrow statutes were not immediately enforced, due to England having access to other sources of timber in the Baltic. However, when this source diminished, additional broad arrow policies acts were passed and enforcement increased in North America. The statutes required colonists prior to harvesting trees from their property to have a King's Surveyor mark the larger diameter trees with the broad arrow and then purchase a royal license to harvest the trees not marked with the broad arrow. The colonists resented the strictures on the timber used for their needs and livelihoods. Prohibitions were disregarded and they practiced \"Swamp Law\", where the pines were harvested according to their needs regardless of statutes.[3] In New Hampshire enforcement led to the Pine Tree Riot in 1772, where a statute had been in effect since 1722 protecting 12 inch diameter trees. After being fined and refusing to pay for possessing trees marked with the broad arrow, a New Hampshire mill owner leading other mill owners and townsmen assaulted the Sheriff and his Deputy sent to arrest him by giving him one lash with a tree switch for every tree which the mill owners were fined, cutting the ears, manes, and tails off their horses, and forced them out of town through a jeering crowd. This was one of the first acts of forcful protest against British policies. It occurred almost two years prior to the more well-known Boston Tea Party protest and three years before open hostilities began at the Battles of Lexington and Concord.[4] Months prior to Colonel Reed's suggestion for using the pine, the pine was used on the flag that the Colonists flew at the Battle of Bunker Hill in June 1775. The historically accepted flag has a red field with the green pine tree in the upper left corner as depicted in John Trumbull's The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775 painting. Provided Colonel Reed was aware of the Bunker Hill flag, there was precedent to incorporate the pine in another Colonial martial flag. Given the pine tree's significance to the Colonists and since the flag was to fly over Colonial warships, the pine offered an appropriate and ironic symbol due to it flying atop the very structure the British had sought to harvest the white pine for. 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Sometimes this surprises historically casual citizens – \u003ci\u003eWasn't George Washington some kind of Founding Father\u003c\/i\u003e? Of course he was! The absence of his name on the document did not detract from his immense commitment to support the push for independence and he contributed greatly out of his own wealth to the cause.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the fall of 1775 as tensions with the Crown were coming to a head in the colonies, General Washington was gaining a small amount of traction with summer successes at Fort Ticonderoga and Bunker Hill.  The latter battle was key to keeping the British pinned in at Boston, cut off from resupply; although a technical loss for the Americans, it showed that the fledgling forces had promise. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the retreat from Bunker Hill, Washington knew that keeping the British naval reinforcements out of the area would greatly aid his efforts on land. To do so he needed a colonial navy and no such thing existed in even the smallest degree for the Americans.  The Continental Congress was very reluctant to fund the acquisition of ships fearing that this would offend the British further.  So Washington did what great leaders do – he took the matter into his own hands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsing his own money, Washington commissioned the outfitting and retro-fitting of six American vessels to cruise the bay area of Boston to harass and hinder the British vessels working to resupply the city.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Washington Cruisers Flag design has a rich history. The pine tree image hearkened back to the earlier stages of the revolution when the colonists had resisted the British attempts to reserve the tall and straight pine trees as masts for their ships.  These conflicts lead to the Pine Tree Riot in 1772, two years before the Boston Tea Party and three years before the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Thus the rebellion over the pine tree was among the first major revolts by the colonists.  The presence of the pine tree on the Bunker Hill flag was a reminder of the British tyranny; to then outfit colonial naval ships with a flag prominently bearing the pine tree was a significant display of American feelings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe “Appeal to Heaven” sentiment was no stranger to the God fearing Americans – religious freedom was precisely what the colonies were initially created for. Their thoughts regarding the oppression they endured had them consistently looking for celestial help in their fight against an increasingly unfair, earthly king.  John Locke included the words in his works refuting the divine right of kings:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd where the body of the people, or any single man, is deprived of their right, or is under the exercise of a power without right, and have no appeal on earth, then they have a liberty to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eappeal to heaven\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, whenever they judge the cause of sufficient moment.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth the phrase “Appeal to Heaven” and “An Appeal to Heaven” have been written above and below the green pine tree image in different versions of the flag.  The historical reports indicate that the first phrase to be adopted was “Appeal to Heaven” based on the recommendation of Colonel Joseph Reed, General Washington’s secretary, to the commanders of the first two cruisers.  Reed informed them that the colonial forces had deployed floating batteries that bore this flag with these exact words and suggested to them that they adopt the same in order to identify friendly forces on the water.  In the spring of 1776, the Massachusetts council passed a resolution for its colonial navy describing the uniform of the sailors and the colors (i.e. flag) the ships should bear, specifying the inscription “An Appeal to Heaven”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConsidering the state of affairs today, we would all do well to reflect on the Washington’s Cruisers Flag and consider making an appeal to Heaven.  For those who pledge their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor to defending liberty, this flag summarizes that struggle well with this history in mind. Add our patch to your collection to share this history and remind others of our nation’s origin and duty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRemastered Release: 01\/07\/2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Vintage","offer_id":39619452469314,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Multicam II","offer_id":41464549113922,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Multicam v1","offer_id":39312947281986,"sku":"","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Traditional","offer_id":32602622492738,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/washingtons-cruisers-vintage.jpg?v=1757077010"},{"product_id":"we-are-one","title":"We Are One","description":"\u003cp\u003e1775: Great Britain viewed the American colonies as scattered, with loyalties ultimately to the throne. A culmination of diverse people groups, trades, backgrounds, and tastes, the colonies seemed an easy enemy to snuff out. But the newly formed Continental Congress members fought to overcome their differences and established a standardized currency for the 13 Colonies, relinquishing the dependency on Great Britain. Founding Father Benjamin Franklin, a renaissance man in the truest form: scientist, philosopher, politician, spearheaded the effort and the design of the Half A Dollar Bill to state with certainty the unity of these Colonies against the English crown. The colonial form of money called Continentals was not backed up by gold or silver like the British Pound. Although these notes were later devalued, the Half A Dollar stood for something more then currency alone. The words WE ARE ONE in the middle of this bill signify that even in the turbulent and uncertain times that promised peril and possible death for the patriots, they would be united as one no matter the outcome because they were taking a stand for the natural rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This patch commemorates our founding father’s efforts to establish a government that truly represented its people, from all backgrounds with natural rights and liberty for all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is our story. WE ARE ONE.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNathan J Woodcock \u003cbr\u003eSocial Studies Teacher\u003cbr\u003ePhiladelphia, PA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMore Learning \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.philadelphiafed.org\/-\/media\/publications\/economic-education\/ben-franklin-and-paper-money-economy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003eBen Franklin and Paper Money\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Franklin also recuperated his lifelong interest in creating symbolic designs that would have meaning as they were being exchanged. He used his favorite emblem book, Joachim Camerarius’s Symbolorum ac Emblematus Ethico-Politicorum (Latin for “Ethical and Political Symbols and Emblems”). Camerarius’s book was popular and was reprinted often. Franklin’s own copy of the book was a German publication from Mainz, dated 1702; it is housed at the Library Company of Philadelphia, the library Franklin began. One of the reasons British leaders thought the American colonies would never rebel was that the colonies were too diversely settled, and they produced different products and thus operated on different economies. But the era of non-importation had taught the American people that they could be self-sustaining if they worked cooperatively. This is the meaning behind Franklin’s expression on the Continental currency, “WE ARE ONE.” Surrounding the “WE ARE ONE” expression on the Continental bills is another image Franklin devised, based on classic sources: interlocked circles forming a circle. The image allows to each colony its own identity (each circle is marked with a different colony’s name) while creating a visual impression of unification, indicating that “we are one. 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It grew even hotter when British General Thomas Gage declared martial law on June 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e for all of Massachusetts and insulted the colonists by offering pardons to any who would lay down their arms.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe city of Boston lay under siege by the colonial militias after the retreating British took refuge there in April of 1775.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eDuring the next two months, additional colonists and militia joined the siege but were offset by British reinforcements coming to Boston through the harbor. Although the British had control of the harbor, the colonists were making strides to reduce that advantage with cannon retrieved from Fort Ticonderoga which the Green Mountain Boys and Benedict Arnold had successfully taken in May. The British had to control the hills surrounding Boston in order to continue to control the harbor. Active conflict was brewing and things would kick off when the Americans learned of British plans to take the high ground on June 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn June 13\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, in response to this expected offensive maneuver by the British, the Americans sent 1,200 troops under the command of William Prescott to Breed’s Hill and Bunker Hill to erect fortifications and stymie British plans.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe British responded by deploying 1,500 troops under General William Howe to take the fortifications from the Americans on June 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand follow through on their strategy to keep Boston under British control.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Bunker Hill on June 17th was one of the most deadly of the war, a war that hadn’t yet formally been declared. The casualties on both sides were very high and may have been higher had the Americans not run out of ammunition.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAlthough the British technically took the ground after their third attack, it was a significant symbolic victory for the Americans.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDespite being driven out by the British, the colonists had successfully repelled two waves of attacks before retreating and inflicted heavy British casualties. Defying the common expectation that the militias were weak and disorganized, they had rebuffed the greatest army on the planet and proved without a doubt that American resistance to tyranny was real.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Battle of Bunker Hill was famously commemorated in the painting\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill\u003c\/em\u003e, 1786 by Jonathan Turnbull. Turnbull, a soldier for the colonists at the battle of Bunker Hill, was a gifted artist. In the image, Turnbull depicts the Americans holding the Continental Flag we know today as they are pursued by the British near the top of a hill. Turnbull’s painting is the main source for the Continental Flag’s design which seems to be a variation of the First Flag of New England, which itself is a variation of the British Red Ensign. The Continental Flag is shown with a sole pine tree in the upper left corner (canton), a very common symbol for the colonists hearkening back several years, amidst the familiar solid red field. Scholars have debated the presence of the Continental Flag at Bunker Hill given inconsistencies in the painting while recognizing that Turnbull was indeed an eyewitness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEither way, the Continental Flag is a bright reminder of the red colors that were flown, seen, spilt on the ground, and ultimately conquered on June 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, 1775 as American continued her journey to independence.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAdd our Continental Flag patch to your collection as a reminder of that journey and the price of freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven for amazing design clarity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2024 model introduces our updated Pine Tree\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Original \/ 2024","offer_id":40749243793474,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Woodland \/ 2024","offer_id":40912828661826,"sku":"8056456","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black (Clearance)","offer_id":39249275617346,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Original","offer_id":32027316650050,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Woodland","offer_id":39431636254786,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Multicam","offer_id":39249275650114,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/files\/continental-flag-rm2.jpg?v=1720440831"},{"product_id":"betsy-ross","title":"Betsy Ross Flag","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite the simplicity of the symbolism surrounding the flag,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDespite the questionable validity of Betsy Ross’ creation of the flag,\u003cbr\u003eDespite the importance of other historical banners used to unite our people against the flag of Great Britain,\u003cbr\u003eDespite which Presidents in recent years have, or have not proudly displayed this flag,\u003cbr\u003eDespite the recent 'controversy' over the flag,\u003cbr\u003eDespite everything;\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Betsy Ross flag is irrefutable and resolute as a foundational cornerstone of the American spirit which formed our country so very long ago. To forget this flag, or worse, to blot out the history of this standard, would be at the very least a treasonous act upon our heritage as a nation, as a state, as an American.\u003cbr\u003e-Zac\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/REDGATT\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e-RED GATT\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Washington interpreted the symbolism of the flag as “We take the stars from Heaven, the red from our mother country, separating it by white stripes, thus showing that we have separated from her, and the white stripes shall go down to posterity representing Liberty.” \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flagpolesetc.com\/blog\/the-history-of-american-flags\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e- History of American Flags\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApocryphal?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerhaps the best-known figure from the American Revolutionary era who wasn’t a president, general or statesman, Betsy Ross (1752-1836) became a patriotic icon in the late 19th century when stories surfaced that she had sewn the first “stars and stripes” U.S. flag in 1776. Though that story is likely apocryphal, Ross is \u003cstrong\u003eknown\u003c\/strong\u003e to have sewn flags during the Revolutionary War. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.history.com\/topics\/american-revolution\/betsy-ross\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e- History.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.history.org\/foundation\/journal\/summer08\/betsy.cfm\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'The Truth About Betsy Ross’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePopular Lore Says She Made First Flag, but Evidence for the Tale Is Scarce\u003cbr\u003eAmericans love the story of Betsy Ross’s making the nation’s first official flag. For almost 140 years now, the tale of the plucky, practical Philadelphia seamstress has occupied a comfortable niche in the country’s patriotic pantheon alongside the stories of Paul Revere, the Minutemen, and Valley Forge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoss is so beloved and so deeply embedded in the nation’s memory that somehow it seems unpatriotic, if not vaguely treasonous, to cast doubt on her story. The truth, however, is that nobody can prove that Betsy Ross had \u003cbr\u003eanything to do with the first official Stars and Stripes.\u003cbr\u003eMarc Leepson is author of a popular 2005 history of Old Glory, Flag: An American Biography. He said in an interview, “As far as the big question is concerned—Did she make the first American flag?—every historical study has come to the same conclusion. There’s no good historical evidence that she did. But that doesn’t mean she didn’t. There’s simply a lack of documentation. Most historians believe the story is apocryphal.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCongress recognized that the new nation needed a flag. On June 14, 1777, it passed the country’s first flag law. As legislation goes, it was refreshingly brief: “Resolved. That the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom a twenty-first-century perspective, the Continental Congress’s lack of guidance on the flag’s appearance seems extraordinary. The law said nothing about the flag’s size, shape, or ordering of stripes or the size, type, or arrangement of stars. The legislation implicitly gave flag makers latitude for the creation. So the fledgling United States probably could have used somebody like Betsy Ross to get things organized. The first hint that she did, \u003cbr\u003ehowever, did not surface nationally until almost a century after America declared independence from England. In 1870, her grandson, William Canby, told her story publicly for the first time, delivering a paper titled “The History\u003cbr\u003eof the Flag of the United States” to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to Canby, Ross’s involvement with the flag began in 1776, a year before Congress passed its first flag resolution. He wrote:\u003cbr\u003eSitting sewing in her shop one day with her girls around her, several gentlemen entered. She recognized one of these as the uncle of her deceased husband, Col. George Ross, a delegate from Pennsylvania to Congress. She also knew the handsome form and features of the dignified, yet graceful and polite Commander in Chief, who, while he was yet Colonel Washington had visited her shop both professionally and socially many times, (a friendship caused by her connection with the Ross family) they announced themselves as a committee of\u003cbr\u003econgress, and stated that they had been appointed to prepare a flag, and asked her if she thought she could make one, to which she replied, with her usual modesty and self reliance, that “she did not know but she could try; she had never made one but if the pattern were shown to her she had not doubt of her ability to do it.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe committee produced a conceptual drawing. Seamstress Ross did not like the design and suggested improvements. Washington agreed with her, grabbed a pencil, and revised the drawing. Canby did not know what these changes were with one exception. The drawing showed six-pointed stars; seamstress Ross reportedly wanted five points. The committee members said they took too much effort. Canby wrote:\u003cbr\u003e“Nothing easier” was her prompt reply and folding a piece of paper in the proper manner, with one clip of her ready scissors she quickly displayed to their astonished vision the five pointed star; which accordingly took its\u003cbr\u003eplace in the national standard. Canby relied on family oral accounts. None of Canby’s sources had witnessed Washington’s visit or his \u003cbr\u003egrandmother making the flag. 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The voluntary association had been established in 1747 by Benjamin Franklin, and also fought in the French and Indian War. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-darkosha-id=\"1:55\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:56\"\u003e\u003cbr data-darkosha-id=\"1:59\"\u003e Proctor's flag was created to represent Colonel John Proctor's 'Independent Battalion, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania'.  The flag of Col. John Proctor's battalion is actually two flags in one.  First and foremost, it is a British flag known as a \"red ensign.\" Flown over British naval ships and fortifications, it would have been a common sight throughout British North America.  The ground is red silk, while the upper right quarter is occupied by the Union Flag, or Union Jack.  On top of this British flag is painted, somewhat defiantly, a rattlesnake with the motto \"DONT. TREAD. ON. ME.\"  Snakes had been a symbol of the colonies since at least 1754, when Benjamin Franklin used one to make the case for the Albany Plan of Union, which warned the colonies to \"Join, [against the French] or Die.\" For the people of Western Pennsylvania, the native rattlesnake was particularly significant and noted that the rattlesnake \"never begins an attack, nor, when once engaged, ever surrenders.  She is, therefore, an emblem of magnanimity and true courage.\" The symbol served, just as the Hanna's Town Resolves, as a warning to would-be tyrants in Parliament and the Ministry not to tread on the rights of their fellow British subjects in America.  Unlike the rattlesnake on other early flags, the snake on the Proctor flag faces right toward the symbol of the British Empire.  The snake's thirteen rattles signify the American colonies.  Above the snake is the monogram of John Proctor and the letters, \"I.B.W.C.P.\" for Independent Battalion, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-darkosha-id=\"1:60\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci data-darkosha-id=\"1:61\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cu data-darkosha-id=\"1:62\"\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003csub data-darkosha-id=\"1:63\"\u003e\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003csup data-darkosha-id=\"1:64\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\" data-darkosha-id=\"1:65\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-darkosha-id=\"1:55\"\u003e\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:56\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-darkosha-id=\"1:55\"\u003e\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:56\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-darkosha-id=\"1:55\"\u003e\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:56\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-darkosha-id=\"1:55\"\u003e\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:56\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-darkosha-id=\"1:55\"\u003e\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:56\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-darkosha-id=\"1:55\"\u003e\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:56\"\u003ePhoto Courtesy: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.heinzhistorycenter.org\/blog\/fort-pitt-museum\/dont-tread-on-me\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThe Fort Pitt Museum (Click for more pictures)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-darkosha-id=\"1:55\"\u003e\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:56\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-darkosha-id=\"1:55\"\u003e\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:56\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.heinzhistorycenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/flag-1.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-darkosha-id=\"1:55\"\u003e\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:56\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-darkosha-id=\"1:55\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:56\"\u003eWoven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:56\"\u003eHook Backing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:56\"\u003e3x2 3\/8\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:56\"\u003eRe-release: 08\/13\/2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31656638840898,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/proctor-2.jpg?v=1597347142"},{"product_id":"washingtons-position","title":"Washington's Standard","description":"\u003cdiv data-setdir=\"false\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe word ‘standard’ in the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecentury meant what we today generally refer to as a flag. The purpose in the late 1700’s for a standard was exactly what it was in the centuries of warfare before that time – to signify the location of the rally point and where to organize around the leaders. Looking across the battlefield, soldiers knew where to go and where to find the commander based on the standard unfurled.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-setdir=\"false\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge Washington’s Standard or Washington's Position was thus an unquestionable indication of his presence during a battle or among soldiers at camp. Unique to him, this almost rectangular flag with a light blue background and 13 white stars likely inspired confidence to troops under his command.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLegend holds that Washington himself designed the flag; the arrangement and construction of the stars as well as its size lend credibility to that legend. At 27.5 inches by 35.5 inches, Washington’s Standard was smaller than the regimental flags. Washington likely intended to signify what became his later public position that the conquering general would not be above the civilians he served in war. However, the light blue color represented his authority and he was often depicted wearing a light blue sash across his formal military uniform.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInterestingly, the white stars on Washington's Standard are not the triangular shape we see on traditional flags. Instead, they are unique six pointed stars comprised of three intersecting lines. The heraldic stars are arranged in a consistent 3 x 2 x 3 x 2 X 3 pattern but note the uniqueness of each star’s intersecting lines which our patch depicts very well. This is thought to represent stars of a constellation with their varying sparkle, orientation, and light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Washington’s Standard patch represents the personal position of one of the most beloved leaders of a free and independent people and brings a rare piece of history to your patch collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com\/images\/original-washingtons-commander-in-chief-flag.jpg\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3.25x2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 03\/11\/2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31706487324738,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/washingtons-standard.jpg?v=1583976678"},{"product_id":"the-fatal-stamp","title":"The Fatal Stamp","description":"\u003cp class=\"ydpc2b429fdMsoNormal\"\u003eO! The Fatal Stamp!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydpc2b429fdMsoNormal\"\u003eDanger…poison…death.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe image of a skull, and beneath it two crossed bones, has been an unmistakable warning sign to even the illiterate for ages.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe symbol leaves no doubt about the consequences for proceeding down a path marked with the skull and bones. For the colonists in pre-revolutionary New England in 1765, the warning was used to mock the crown but also signal the seriousness of a government that had overplayed its hand with the Stamp Act.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydpc2b429fdMsoNormal\"\u003eThe Stamp Act of 1765 was the British Crown’s attempt to recoup revenue spent defending the colonies during the earlier French and Indian War of 1756-1763.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eMindlessly pushed through by parliament in March of that year to take effect in November, the Stamp Act would upend the only non-verbal form of communication and legal transactions the colonists had – paper – by taxing it extensively.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAny use of paper, from playing cards to last wills, effectively would come under Parliamentary control by requiring an official stamp, received by paying a tax.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydpc2b429fdMsoNormal\"\u003eColonists were having none of that given that they still had no representation in Parliament; from their view, the tax violated Common Law and the English Bill of Rights of 1689 which forbade imposition of taxes without the consent of Parliament. Since the colonists had no representative in Parliament, the tax was simply illegal in their eyes.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eFurther, the tax was a general tax and could be used by Parliament in other ways, not necessarily to pay the debt of defending the colonies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydpc2b429fdMsoNormal\"\u003eThe skull and crossbones image on our patch came from the Pennsylvania Journal which like many other publications used exaggeration and mockery to stir up the readers. It reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydpc2b429fdMsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e                \u003c\/span\u003e“An emblem of the effects of the STAMP – O! the fatal Stamp.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydpc2b429fdMsoNormal\"\u003eUltimately, the colonists and the newspapers were successful in creating such a ruckus about this tax that it was repealed in March of the following year.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn reality, the Stamp Act never went into effect because the colonial assemblies came out against the tax on legal grounds. In addition the colonists destroyed shipments of the stamped paper from England when it arrived and boycotted many English goods.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTen years before the ‘Shot Heard Round the World’ the rebellion to the Stamp Act began unifying the colonies and the American Revolution continued to simmer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydpc2b429fdMsoNormal\"\u003eEnjoy this patch as a reminder of the importance of standing up to unjust laws, the danger of allowing government to run unchecked, and the power of unity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x3.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine Woven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumbered 1-100\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease: 05\/08\/2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31947530928194,"sku":"","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/fatal-stamp.jpg?v=1588772076"},{"product_id":"gadsden-flag","title":"The Gadsden Flag","description":"\u003cp\u003eChristopher Gadsden, an American patriot that led the Sons of Liberty in South Carolina is credited in presenting the flag to the Continental Congress. In 1775 the new US Navy was given its first mission. Five companies of marines were approved and enlisted on help the navy carry out this mission. Upon enlisting these marines, Gadsden noticed that some of the marines we’re carrying drums that were yellow with a snake on them. Below the snake was the motto “Don’t tread on me”. Historians state that Benjamin Franklin then helped Gadsden with the design of a flag to represent the commander of the US navy.Thus the Gadsden Flag was born. The flag was presented to the Continental Congress in 1775. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Flag\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The yellow color was elegant and bold. The rattlesnake on the flag is a Timber Rattler. Ben Franklin chose a timber rattler because it is only found in America. The rattlesnake has 13 rattles on its tail to represent the 13 colonies. The timber rattler also is a animal that never initiates a fight but never backs away either. The timber rattler will also never surrender. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As far as the slogan”Don’t tread on me” it’s still unknown of who exactly said it first but it fitting in retrospect. Signifying a warning to others that if you start a fight we will finish it attitude. The flag also evolved into two other variations used by the US Navy but the Gadsden Flag remains The first. The yellow flag is still flown by many individuals today and still sends a message symbolizing a warning to others that our freedom will not be messed with.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 5\/12\/2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Original","offer_id":32466070011970,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black","offer_id":32466069979202,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/dtom.jpg?v=1620480844"},{"product_id":"resolute","title":"Resolute (Clearance)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e** 2020 Series is now marked down on clearance **\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eResolute: Bold, Determined, Unwavering.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eres•o•lute rĕz′ə-loo͞t″, rĕz″ə-loo͞t′\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eadj. Firm or determined; unwavering.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimplicity is key and when mixed with symbolism, it can become powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResolute is a fusion of those ideas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThirteen stars in a tribute to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/weaponized.design\/products\/betsy-ross\"\u003eThe Betsy Ross Flag\u003c\/a\u003e. 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In the most popular account, George Washington personally paid a visit to Betsy Ross and asked he to sew the first American flag from a design penned by his own hand. Although Ross did indeed manufacture a number of early American flag, historians believe that her role in creating the \"first\" American flag is more legend than reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe historical evidence actually points to a New Jersey resident name Francis Hopkinson as the true originator of the American flag. Born in Philadelphia in 1737, Hopkinson moved to Bordentown following his marriage to a local woman named Anne Borden. He went on to serve as a delegate to the Continental Congress and become one of the five New Jerseyans to sign the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Hopkinson also distinguished himself as a talented artist with a particular interest in heraldry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to letters housed in the National Archives, Hopkinson design the American flag during the Revolutionary War while serving with the Continental Navy Board. In a series of letters written in 1780, Hopkinson asserted that he has design \"the flag of the United States of America\" and requested payment for his contribution. After a lengthy deliberation, Congress declined to pay for his services on the grounds that he was a civil servant at the time, and others were involved, however they did not deny his role in the flag's design. The archival evidence is bolstered by the fast that Hopkinson worked for the Navy during the time period that most historians believe that the American flag was derived from a Navy flag, or ensign. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause no actual flags or sketches have survived, the exact appearance of the Hopkinson remains unknown. It likely consisted of a field of thirteen alternating red and white stars arranged in a \"staggered\" pattern - an arrangement forming the outline of the crosses of St. George and St. Andrew that appear on the British flag. The stars on the flag are believed to have been six-pointed. Similar six-pointed stars can be found on other documents connected to Hopkinson, including his proposed design for the Great Seal of the United States. Hopkinson's use of the red and white stripes came from a similar design found on his family crest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmazingly, the basic design elements - stars and stripes - that Francis Hopkinson created are still found in today's American flag - a testament to the legacy of a New Jersey patriot whose achievement has largely been obscured by lore and legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/revolutionarynj.org\/hopkinsons-stars-stripes\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLearn more @ New Jersey - Crossroads of the American Revolution\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x1.8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 6\/20\/2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32209121902658,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/hopkinson-flag.jpg?v=1592685588"},{"product_id":"mercer-flag","title":"Fort Mercer Flag","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp2a86700MsoNormal\"\u003eWaterway superiority was to the Revolutionary War what air superiority is today to our armed forces.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThey who control the sky, control the battle against nation-states. They who controlled the waterways in 1777, inevitably gained the upper hand in the war.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAs the British began their push to regain control of the colonies in the fall of 1777, Fort Mercer was one of two major installations controlling the Delaware River which pierced the heart of key colonial territory. The fort, along with Fort Mifflin, had to be secured by the British in order to successfully supply the army which had recently taken Philadelphia from the colonists.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003ePlans were drawn up to subdue Fort Mifflin by boat and battery and Fort Mercer was to be taken by land.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp2a86700MsoNormal\"\u003eShortly after the Declaration of Independence, Congress seized the land the fort was to be built on from a New Jersey Quaker and initiated the fort’s construction.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt wasn’t completed until early fall of the following year, just before hostilities ramped up in that part of the colonies. Although initially manned by Pennsylvania and then New Jersey militia, because of the British presence and the fort’s utmost strategic importance, Continental Army forces were dispatched to reinforce it on October 7\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, 1777. After the formal American defense team arrived, they took great effort to transform the site, better suiting it for a land assault and its size was ultimately reduced by two-thirds.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp2a86700MsoNormal\"\u003eThis transformation proved to be extremely effective during an attack by Hessian troops on October 22.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHeading into this battle, the Germans were anxious for a win to counter their bruised reputation from their defeat at Trenton almost exactly 10 months earlier on Christmas Day, 1776. This battle, the Battle of Red Bank, was a tremendous success for the Americans who again trounced almost 2,500 Hessian mercenaries who lost just under 400 men to the American’s 14.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp2a86700MsoNormal\"\u003eThis defeat was a serious blow British General Howe who faced an oncoming winter and a withering supply line.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAcross the river, Fort Mifflin was also still under American control.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eLikely, the defeat at Fort Mercer is what led to the dispatch of overwhelming forces that were used to take Fort Mifflin during its unprecedented artillery assault on November 10th.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eRather than take the forts independently, the British strategy changed to attacking one at a time.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAfter the defenders of Fort Mifflin fled to Fort Mercer on November 15th, enough regular British army forces had amassed or were heading toward Fort Mercer to all but guarantee its fall.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe Americans withdrew from Fort Mercer rather than be taken prisoners on November 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp2a86700MsoNormal\"\u003eThe flag that saw these events unfold underneath it was an unusual banner because of its inverted color scheme. Instead of rows of red and white stripes and a blue field with white stars, the Flag of Fort Mercer reverses all of that and contrasts vividly among its contemporaries.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp2a86700MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp2a86700MsoNormal\"\u003eOnly a few months before the fort fell, Congress established some basic standards for a flag of the united colonies by resolution (what we celebrate today as Flag Day on June 14\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e).  Given that the original occupants of the fort were citizen militia, one can’t help but wonder if the design was very intentional and its creation yet another act of rebellion to authority.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp2a86700MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"\u003eOur Fort Mercer Flag patch brings a bit of that rebellious yet proud history to your collection.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\" data-setdir=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook Backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease: 7\/20\/2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32310100459586,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/mercer-flag.jpg?v=1595274866"},{"product_id":"fort-mifflin","title":"Fort Mifflin Garrison Flag","description":"\u003cp class=\"ydpb2086b67MsoNormal\"\u003eIf ever there was a piece of land that was a “hard place” as alluded to in the phrase “between a rock and hard place”, Fort Mifflin was indeed a hard place.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAn American fort in the Delaware River that was not only a thorn in side of the British, it was a hard place to take and stood firmly for almost a week amidst the largest barrage of artillery in the Revolutionary War.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydpb2086b67MsoNormal\"\u003eAfter success in eastern Pennsylvania, defeating the American forces at Brandywine, the British army rolled into Philadelphia. The Continental Congress and other patriots had escaped not long before but the city didn’t lay empty very long.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTo supply the new occupiers, General Howe needed the numerous supply boats that lay just off shore about 15 miles downstream from Philadelphia at Chester, PA. Without these boats and ultimately command of the Delaware River, Howe’s army would be trapped and their recent victories for naught.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydpb2086b67MsoNormal\"\u003eFort Mifflin was one of two key river installations the Americans still held despite losses in the previous few weeks and it was only about six miles south of Philadelphia on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River. It not only put Americans in proximity to the newly taken Philadelphia, it’s ten cannons were a major problem for the navy and boats that Howe would need to supply the city and continue his campaign. Compounding the British problem of Fort Mifflin was Fort Mercer which lay across the river to the east about 2000 yards.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTogether these two forts were pincers and put a choke on the British navy.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSo critical was Fort Mifflin, which lay on Mud Island in the river, General Washington gave instructions that the fort was to be held “to the last extremity”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydpb2086b67MsoNormal\"\u003eFor about six weeks about 400 soldiers in Fort Mifflin did hold over 250 British ships and over 2,000 redcoats at bay and prevented them from successfully re-supplying the city.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eRealizing that freezing, winter weather would soon create another problem of ice in the river, the British put forth a massive effort to subdue the forts.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOn November 10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, 1777 the British Navy unleashed five days of torrential cannon fire at Fort Mifflin, at one point expending 1,000 balls in one hour.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eApproximately 10,000 cannon balls were reported to have been heaped upon the fort by the time the soldiers abandoned the fort on the night of November 15th only after running out of ammunition.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe fort had endured the largest bombardment of the war. The culminating delay that Fort Mifflin secured was sufficient to give Washington time to get his troops re-positioned for the Battle of White Marsh and finally retired to Valley Forge for the winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydpb2086b67MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Flag of Fort Mifflin is somewhat unique in its arrival to the history books because it was originally a Continental Navy Jack . The defenders of Fort Mifflin borrowed the flag from the very small American navy that helped vex the British along the Delaware River.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThey had no other flag and to signal to the surrounding area that the fort still lay in American hands, the troops relentlessly kept the colorful flag flying, even during the five day assault at the end.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAt one point the flag was shot down and two soldiers died putting it back up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydpb2086b67MsoNormal\"\u003eToday the Flag of Fort Mifflin still flies on site at the fort because it is technically a base for the US Army Corp of Engineers making it the oldest active military base in use today.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIts mesmerizing stripes of red, white, and blue captured on our patch are a reminder of what commitment, duty, and grit really mean, and a symbol of American resolve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 7\/30\/2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32345224249410,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/fort-mifflin.jpg?v=1596135417"},{"product_id":"fort-moultrie","title":"Fort Moultrie","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"ydp1481a53bMsoNormal\"\u003eUnlike several of the Revolutionary War flag patches in our collection, the Fort Moultrie Flag can trace its roots to a definitive origin. Some flags of this period can bring with them word of mouth tradition and folklore which adds to their awe and glory; but when one knows the sure history of a flag, it can inspire a sense of additional pride and brings historical clarity to the feelings behind its creation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp1481a53bMsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Fort Moultrie Flag is named after its creator, Colonel William Moultrie, who was ordered by the South Carolina Council of Safety to take Fort Johnson from the British in the fall of 1775. Fort Johnson lay on James Island at the southwestern end of the mouth of the Charleston harbor. Keeping Charleston safe in colonial control would be crucial to eliminating any British threat from the southern end of the colonies, although formal hostilities had not yet kicked-off.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWith rumors swirling of a colonial invasion, all but five British troops abandoned Fort Johnson to Moultrie’s 150 invading men and the colonists took the open door fort without a shot on September 15, 1775.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp1481a53bMsoNormal\"\u003eLikely with provincial timing, the British ship\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCherokee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003earrived later that day near Fort Johnson. To ensure a clear message was sent, the Council of Safety ordered Moultrie to raise a flag above the fort to signal the British eviction and that it housed new residents. Since South Carolina lacked a flag and no official flag design would be adopted by the united colonies until 1777, the Council asked Moultrie to create one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp1481a53bMsoNormal\"\u003eMoultrie’s design intended to pay homage to his South Carolinian troops.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe soldiers wore blue uniforms to remember the blue flag with three crescent moons that flew during their protests of the Stamp Act over a decade earlier in 1765. Their azure outfits were complimented by silver crescents on their caps with the words “Liberty or Death” emblazoned on them.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt was no accident then that Moultrie chose to capture the troops’ allegiance to their history and South Carolinian pride by using a single, white crescent moon with the word “Liberty” on it amidst a solid blue field. Such a flag would be unmistakable in meaning to the British and no doubt the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCherokee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003egot the message quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp1481a53bMsoNormal\"\u003eIn March of 1776, Moultrie and his troops began construction of Fort Sullivan on Sullivan Island across the bay.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis spot on Sullivan Island was even more crucial to the defense of the Charleston harbor as it faced mostly south and greeted any ship navigating toward it head on before they turned west exposing their starboard sides.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe construction of the fort utilized the local Palmetto trees and an abundance of sand. These fortifications were very successful in helping repel a British attack on the fort on June 28, 1776. After a nine hour battle, with several ships being severely damaged, the British fleet retreated in defeat, their first in many years.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eUltimately, Moultrie's defense of the fort and harbor that day allowed Charleston to remain in colonial control for another three years, a major help to the colonies during the war. To honor his valiant service in this battle and the victory, Fort Sullivan was renamed to Fort Moultrie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp1481a53bMsoNormal\"\u003eOur Fort Moultrie Flag patch reminds the one who wears it or the one who views it of this magnificent moment in Revolutionary War history and of the fidelity, bravery, and tradition of South Carolinian patriots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook Backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 08\/13\/2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32377466290242,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/moultrie-flag.jpg?v=1597346030"},{"product_id":"2nd-continental-light-dragoons","title":"2nd Continental Light Dragoons","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp12c6225cMsoNormal\"\u003eMany casual observers of Revolutionary War history are familiar with the idea that the colonial forces who faced the most formidable army and navy in the world at that time were often patched together and sometimes barely organized but strongly embodied a fierce spirit of independence. Readers of accurate history books recognize that without divine providence on its side, the inexperienced militia and volunteer soldiers of the 13 colonies by all rights should have failed in the insurrection against the crown.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eAll this to say that the forces of the colonies made up in spirit, grit, and sheer sacrifice what they lacked in formal military training and with the God of Nature on their side, it worked out.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp12c6225cMsoNormal\"\u003eThe 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eContinental Light Dragoon Regiment was, however, what we would call today ‘special forces’ that were very formidable and effective in their service.\u003cspan\u003e  In fact, studying their history, one easily puts aside the notion that these Americans were amateurs of any kind. \u003c\/span\u003eThe Dragoons’ elite roles ranged from cavalry to executive protection to raiders to spies to message handlers – they were trusted, serious soldiers made up of the finest men from several of the colonial states at the time.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAuthorized by Congress at General Washington’s request in late 1776, the Regiment's commander, Elisha Sheldon, was given instructions by Washington to select “gentlemen of the finest spirits and of good character”. Only the best would do and only the best did they do in their service to our young country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp12c6225cMsoNormal\"\u003eIt is little wonder then that the colors they bore still survive today – a testament to their longstanding commitment to the cause of liberty and to their loyalty to their extraordinary tasks.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe flag is made of fine silk in alternating red and white stripes totaling 13 to represent the colonies. Given the creation date of the Regiment, the striped colonial pattern would be well expected and a nod to the standard of the national flag which Congress created in June of 1777 making its creation sometime between 1777 and July of 1779 before it was captured by British Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton at the Battle of Pound Ridge, New York.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp12c6225cMsoNormal\"\u003eMake no mistake, the capture of the flag served only to preserve it for us today, the Regiment itself was not captured. These elite forces were never fully dispatched en masse and thus never defeated as a full Regiment. The various roles described above had them attending to special assignments in multiple locations and attachments; they were always at serious work all over the eastern seaboard.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNevertheless, Tarleton was able to gain some notoriety in taking the colors from the Dragoons as a result of the battle.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBranded the “Watchdogs of the Highlands” the Dragoons had been engaged in harassment efforts of the Loyalists in the area and Tarleton was specifically sent to put a stop to them. His capture of this ornate standard was a mark of immense British pride and holding on to the flag for show and tell was a huge reason to ensure it was preserved.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eIt is one of the few surviving flags of the Revolutionary War today and sold at auction by a Tarleton heir to an anonymous American for over $12 million dollars on Flag Day, June 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e, 2006. That was more than the cost of the entire Revolutionary War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp12c6225cMsoNormal\"\u003eThe flag bears a unique, rectangular centerpiece among its field of red and white stripes which fit the Regiment's unique purpose.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eInside the rectangle is a circular black thundercloud held up by two silver wings from which emanate ten gold and orange thunderbolts. The design is thought to hearken from Greek coins evoking the imagery of the god of Zeus.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis winged delivery of lightning bolts carried through to Roman times and into French cavalry from where the Americans likely borrowed. This image is fitting for the abbreviated, Latin motto under it which translates along the lines of “When their country calls, her sons answer in tones of thunder.”\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe God of Nature brought the lightening and the men the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eContinental Light Dragoons followed with precise, disciplined thunder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp12c6225cMsoNormal\"\u003eOur 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eContinental Light Dragoon flag patch is truly a fantastic addition to our array of unique and inspiring flags of the Revolutionary War.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWe are proud to be able to offer it to you in such a fine replication and have it adorn your own collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/auctions\/ecatalogue\/2006\/four-battleflags-of-the-revolution-captured-by-lt-col-banastre-tarleton-in-1779-and-1780-the-property-of-capt-christopher-tarleton-fagan-n08228\/lot.1.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eThis historic patch was built using this photo\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x2.5\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook Backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease: 11\/12\/2020\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32521253126210,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/2nd-dragoons-2.jpg?v=1605280245"},{"product_id":"2nd-new-hampshire","title":"2nd New Hampshire Regiment","description":"\u003cdiv data-darkosha-id=\"1:13\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp7810eed5MsoNormal_mr_css_attr\" data-darkosha-id=\"1:25\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 2\u003csup data-darkosha-id=\"1:26\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e New Hampshire Regiment (Buff) Flag\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp7810eed5MsoNormal_mr_css_attr\" data-darkosha-id=\"1:25\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp7810eed5MsoNormal_mr_css_attr\" data-darkosha-id=\"1:27\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e£30.18.9 – 30 Pounds, 18 Shillings, and 9 Pence.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:28\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eVery few flags of the American Revolution come to us with a price tag, let alone a clear origin. Most often, flags of the era were constructed privately and simply.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:29\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eRarely do we have the historical details available to know how they came to be.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:30\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe flag on our patch of the 2\u003csup data-darkosha-id=\"1:31\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew Hampshire Regiment, however, has a more detailed and interesting life than most flags of that time period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp7810eed5MsoNormal_mr_css_attr\" data-darkosha-id=\"1:32\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eToday, we take for granted being able to order a flag from an online retailer for just a few dollars. Made of nylon and screen printed, most flag reproductions aren’t fit for outdoor use, let alone going to battle.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:33\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn this case, the 2\u003csup data-darkosha-id=\"1:34\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew Hampshire Regiment (Buff) Flag was essentially a work of art, one two flags made by hand in April of 1777 by local craftsmen and of robust and precious material – both had to stand up to battlefield conditions and represent an emerging nation. Flags like these took time to create and their imagery was very intentional. Note that £30.18.9 would be around $5,100 or about $2,550 for each flag. $5,100 is a hefty price tag for flags that unfortunately didn’t survive long in American hands! However, the loss of the flags did not deter the men of the 2\u003csup data-darkosha-id=\"1:35\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew Hampshire Regiment. The remaining men of the regiment ultimately contributed significantly to the surrender of British General John Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga in the fall of 1777.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp7810eed5MsoNormal_mr_css_attr\" data-darkosha-id=\"1:36\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe flags’ materials and construction were paid for by the New Hampshire Committee of Safety.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:37\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHowever, the only reason the Committee of Safety paid for them was because the regiment's colonel that traditionally paid for the flags of a regiment, Colonel Nathan Hale (not the famous Nathan Hale hanged as a spy), was rumored to have died not long after the Siege of Ticonderoga. Hale and the 2\u003csup data-darkosha-id=\"1:38\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew Hampshire Regiment had been ordered to provide rear guard support near Hubbardton, Vermont as the Americans retreated from Ticonderoga to different locations in early July of 1777.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:39\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe Regiment and other American forces were unsuccessful in their bid to defend against the British at Hubbardton; many were captured by the British, including Colonel Hale who had not yet paid the bill for the flags. Thinking that Hale had passed away in battle and with the regiment having been decimated at Hubbardton, the flag maker, Nathan Blodget, who was also injured at Hubbardton, sent a dispatch to the Committee of Safety for payment and they promptly did so.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ydp7810eed5MsoNormal_mr_css_attr\" data-darkosha-id=\"1:40\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMr. Blodget’s receipt of the supplies and materials turned in for reimbursement give us an idea of the craftsmanship and care that went into the flags he created for the 2\u003csup data-darkosha-id=\"1:41\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew Hampshire Regiment.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:42\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eFour yards of blue and buff taffeta were purchased in addition to one and a quarter yards of Persian silk.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:43\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTaffeta is considered a high-end fabric that was used in ball-room dresses, wedding dresses, and curtains. Given the smaller amount of silk purchased, it is thought that the silk was probably not used in the flag itself but rather as a liner for the container or box in which they rested.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:44\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe “buff” or pale yellow color of the flag was deliberate, meant to represent the color of buffalo or oxen leather which was known to be very tough and durable.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:45\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn the center were thirteen gold, interlocking rings with the names of the colonies and the phrase “We Are One” in the center, an image created by Benjamin Franklin.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:46\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis symbolism isn’t hard to grasp – thirteen independent states all forming one bond and inseparable from each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp7810eed5MsoNormal_mr_css_attr\" data-darkosha-id=\"1:47\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 2\u003csup data-darkosha-id=\"1:48\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew Hampshire Regiment had been stretched thin from its service near Boston in 1775 and 1776 but was reorganized in early 1777 and pressed into service at Fort Ticonderoga by the summer of 1777 where these new flags resided with the regiment.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:49\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe Americans were still getting their footing in the war’s early days and when the British laid siege to the fort, the American General St. Clair wisely ordered a retreat and the Americans scattered.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:50\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe exodus from Ticonderoga was hasty and copious amounts of supplies were scuttled, set alight, or simply abandoned by the several colonial forces and then captured by the British.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:51\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAmong the supplies they relieved the Americans of were the flags of the 2\u003csup data-darkosha-id=\"1:52\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew Hampshire Regiment.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:53\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBecause it was early in the war and with the British feeling they had the upper hand in the campaign, the flags weren’t torn apart or used for medical or field purposes as later became a routine. That they weren’t taken in battle but found in their protective, silk lined box may have helped bring them to the attention of the British Army leadership and who gave them more care.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:54\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eSure enough, shortly after their capture, the flags were sent to England by the British Army Ninth Regiment’s Lieutenant Colonel John Hill who eventually passed them to his descendants.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:55\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn 1912, New Hampshire philanthropist Edward Tuck purchased the 2\u003csup data-darkosha-id=\"1:56\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew Hampshire Regiment’s flags from Hill’s descendants and donated them to the New Hampshire Historical Society.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:57\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-darkosha-id=\"1:58\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp7810eed5MsoNormal_mr_css_attr\" data-darkosha-id=\"1:59\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:60\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-darkosha-id=\"1:61\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp7810eed5MsoNormal_mr_css_attr\" data-darkosha-id=\"1:62\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:63\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe flag represented on our patch is one of the very few Revolutionary War flags still in existence today.\u003cspan data-darkosha-id=\"1:64\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThat it has stood the test of time is indeed a testament to the standard it was meant to represent – durability and resilience. Add our 2\u003csup data-darkosha-id=\"1:65\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eNew Hampshire Regiment flag patch to your collection to remember the endurance of the patriots who gave so much for the cause of liberty.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp7810eed5MsoNormal_mr_css_attr\" data-darkosha-id=\"1:62\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ydp7810eed5MsoNormal_mr_css_attr\" data-darkosha-id=\"1:62\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x2.75\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook Backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease: 01\/07\/2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32624105291842,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/files\/2nd-new-hamshire2.jpg?v=1722687807"},{"product_id":"grand-union","title":"The Grand Union Flag","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe opening sentence of the Declaration of Independence is without a doubt a sobering reflection of the loyalty that the Americans had to Great Britain. It tees up the reasons for independence that flow after it to be sure, but in reality that single sentence is an inflection point for the colonists - turning from loyal subjects to free citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grand Union Flag is ultimately a combination of flags that colonists were very used to seeing by the mid 1770’s. The Grand Union flag placed the British Union Flag in the canton and had a field of alternating red and white stripes, very similar to the Sons of Liberty. This would have easily conveyed the idea of independence but loyalty at the same time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst raised as a naval ensign aboard the man-of-war ship\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlfred\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecommanded by John Paul Jones in early December 1775, it would have perfectly represented the sentiments of pushing off tyranny but remembering one’s roots.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe flag continued to be used as a garrison flag through 1776 and into the summer of 1777 before the passage of the Flag Resolution by the 2\u003csup\u003end\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eContinental Congress on June 14, 1777.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe British Union Flag was dropped from the final national flag criteria established by Congress however.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBut up to that time, in essence, the Grand Union Flag was America’s first national flag.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe designer of the Grand Union flag isn’t clear and historians have offered many theories. In keeping with the theme of loyalty that most colonists felt until the very end, it would have been an easy thing to incorporate the British Union flag of the period (the same “Union Jack” we know today except it lacked the St. Patrick’s Cross of Ireland) along with the emerging 13 colonies pattern of alternating red and white stripes. In fact, the Grand Union flag was very similar to the British East India Company’s flag, the BEIC flag having more stripes however.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eModern countries such as Australia and New Zealand retain this theme of loyalty to Great Britain with the Union Jack in the upper left corner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Grand Union has been referred to by four other names:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Continental Colors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- the colonies were often formally referred to as the United Colonies of North America\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Congress Flag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– this is the flag that Congress met under during deliberations and government duties\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe First Navy Ensign\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– this the most common alternative name since it flew above the first warship of the colonies, the Alfred as mentioned above\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Cambridge Flag\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– George Washington is said to have raised this flag near Cambridge, Massachusetts at the end of 1776 (which caused some confusion due to formal independence having been announced and some British military officials thought it was a flag of surrender)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur Grand Union Flag patch captures in fine detail the birth of a new nation still tied to its motherland, clinging to loyalty until the very end, but ultimately asserting itself as a free people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x1.8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook Backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease: 04\/12\/2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Historic","offer_id":39295950684226,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/grand-union.jpg?v=1618251275"},{"product_id":"cowpens","title":"The Batchelor Flag (Battle of Cowpens)","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eDo the words “Battle of Cowpens” bring stirring images of freedom to your mind?\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAre you caught up in heroic visions of the struggle for liberty on the battlefield?\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCow pens – a place where cattle graze – how is that not inspiring to patriots today?\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eNo?\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eWell, you’re not to be faulted for a lack of enthusiasm for the name given to the rather mundane and plain location. But despite the name, the Battle of Cowpens (memorably honored by the Cowpens Flag) was one of the most important battles of the Revolutionary war.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThis battle was so decisive and important to the direction of the war that Lord Cornwallis reportedly leaned upon his sword until it broke when he heard the news of the American victory over Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton. After struggling for many months, the expertly won American victory at Cowpens set the stage for the next win at Guilford Courthouse and subsequently Yorktown where Cornwallis surrendered to the Americans.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt is no wonder Cornwallis was so stunned. The aggressive Tarleton was feared in the colonies for his rather ruthless tactics and despite his methods, he was a force for repeated British success.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBut at Cowpens, Tarleton met his match with General Daniel Morgan who successfully defeated 1,000 of Tarleton’s well trained men leaving just under 200 who were not killed or captured in the battle.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eJohn Marshall, the fourth Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, remarked about the event:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Seldom has a battle, in which greater numbers were not engaged, been so important in its consequences as that of Cowpens.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eMorgan’s tactics at Cowpens are considered some of the most original in the war; his use of the varied types of troops, terrain, and battlefield tempo were expertly coordinated and planned under a high degree of pressure.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe distinguished American general used a pincer or double envelopment maneuver, the only double envelopment of the war, joining the ranks of other famous military leaders such as Hannibal and Alexander the Great who also used the tactic with success.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Cowpens Flag itself cannot be linked directly to the Battle of Cowpens with any degree of certainty.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eLegends and historical lore give the association more weight than provable facts.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt is impossible that the physical flag in possession by the state of Maryland today flew at the battle due to the age of its construction. However, it is possible that a version of the flag was flown that day by William Batchelor who served with the 3\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003erd\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMaryland Regiment or parts thereof.\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAt any rate, early 19\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecentury tradition ascribes the unique 13 star arrangement flag, similar to the Betsy Ross flag, to the Battle of Cowpens.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWe are happy to offer the Cowpens Flag in our patch collection as a stirring reminder of a decisive American victory, a tribute to American ingenuity and tactical brilliance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x1.6\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease: 08\/11\/2021\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39427489824834,"sku":"","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/products\/cowpens2.jpg?v=1672332692"},{"product_id":"george-rogers-clark","title":"George Rogers Clark Flag","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThe great state of Virginia gave us General George Washington, our famous first President of the United States and the leader of the revolutionary forces that obtained the United States’ independence from the British monarchy.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBut Virginia also gave us another driven and accomplished military leader named Colonel George Rogers Clark who was instrumental in paving the way for our country’s expansion as we gained independence.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile Washington is revered and well known for his miraculous military campaigns along the eastern seaboard, Colonel Clark achieved victories in the (Old) Northwest Province of the North American Continent which lay west of the Appalachian Mountains and included the land as far west as the Mississippi River, as far south as the Ohio River, and as far north as the Great Lakes.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAlthough the population centers in this land was sparse, it was nevertheless important for the British to maintain the vital shipping lanes such as the Mississippi, Ohio, and Wabash Rivers as they became increasingly important trade routes to the empire.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColonel Clark led a very small contingent of militia men, under 200, from the Kentucky area which at that time was part of Virginia.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eTheir self-appointed mission was to put quell to the Indian raids which the British supported in order to keep settlers out of the western frontier.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eNot content with just defending the western settlements, Clark sought to push through the Northwest Territory and disrupt and conquer British forts that facilitated the Indian attacks.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHis actions were sanctioned by Patrick Henry, governor of Virginia.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClark first gained the trust and support of the French locals near modern day Vincennes, Indiana who had no love of the British.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThese efforts led to the successful takeover of three British forts with essentially no shots fired.\u003cspan\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHearing that one of the forts, Fort Sackville, in Vincennes had fallen, the British deployed troops from Detroit and retook the fort from Captain Leonard Helm who held it while Clark went on to Kaskaskia, Illinois.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt this point, we see a similar trait of Washington’s in Clark – the willingness to think outside the box, establish a daring plan, and execute it with a bit of ingenuity and grit. (It is noteworthy to mention that Colonel Clark’s younger brother is none other than William Clark, partner of Merriweather Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The adventurous and conquering spirit ran strong in the Clark line.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe British leader of the reconquered Fort Sackville, Lieutenant Governor Henry Hamilton, customarily sent most of his soldiers home for the winter and Clark devised a plan to take advantage of the situation in late February, 1779. Like Washington, he led his small force through the fierce winter environment and at one point, instead of using boats (because there were none), Clark led his men from the front through shoulder high water.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter being warmed and re-outfitted by the French locals again, Clark marched his men toward the fort. However, he cleverly used multiple flags dispersed among his now only 180 men. 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all the while protecting their homes and loved ones from unprovoked attacks by Indian war parties and Loyalist partisan groups.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe two main symbols on this flag are the “Spartan dog” and the rattlesnake.  While their intended meaning together on this flag is still subject to interpretation by historians, separately they have their own distinct meanings.  The Spartan dog is a Shakespearean reference to a bloodthirsty man; as mentioned in Othello.  The rattlesnake, on the other hand, was a traditional symbol across the colonies for defense against tyranny.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt’s safe to say that the men of the 2nd Spartan Regiment were telling those that faced them that they intended to not only oppose tyranny, but fight it tooth and nail.  If their record in battle is any indication, this they did with great success.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLearn more @ \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amrevmuseum.org\/news\/now-on-view-new-display-on-south-carolina-s-2nd-spartan-regiment?utm_source=news\u0026amp;amp;utm_medium=facebook-post\u0026amp;amp;utm_campaign=news-facebook-post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ethe Museum of the American Revolution\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3rd Photo is original via Museum of the American Revolution\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3x2.75\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWoven\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHook Backing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease: 09\/13\/2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Texas 144.1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40421965332546,"sku":"2spartn","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0010\/3841\/7986\/files\/sc-spartan2.jpg?v=1694635654"},{"product_id":"monmouth-flag","title":"The Monmouth Flag","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonmouth. A borough in New Jersey with a story that is often overlooked in American History. It was hear in the sweltering June heat in 1778, that George Washington's Continental Army faced British Regulars head on led by British General Sir Henry Clinton. American forces had previously suffered two major defeats at the hand of the British during the Philadelphia campaign which had initiated the year before. However, in February of 1778, the Treaty of Alliance between France and the fledgling United States, tilted the strategic balance of the war in favor of the Americans. Britain, realizing the best course of action was to adopt a more defensive posture rather than putting down the rebellion entirely, left Philadelphia and consolidated their forces under Clinton. From there, the British would mark to Sandy Hook, New Jersey, where the Royal Navy would ferry them to New York. The Americans could not allow a British withdrawal on this scale to go unharmed. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe battle began disastrously for the Continental Army, as an attack led by Continental General Charles Lee collapsed when attacking the British at the Monmouth courthouse. Lee's men were quickly outnumbered when British troops evacuating from Philadelphia arrived, forcing the Americans into a hasty and disorganized retreat. The arrival and organization of Washington's main body of soldiers into defensive positions caused British attacks into the Continental soldiers to founder. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhat began after the \u003cspan\u003edissipation \u003c\/span\u003eof Infantry attacks was a multi hour long artillery battle, in which Washington's Army was able to gain the higher ground, allowing them to fire artillery down on the British lines. It was here, when Clinton began to see his position as untenable and began withdrawing his units. Washington responded by sending his soldiers to attack the British troops as they withdrew until sunset, inflicting heavy casualties on the retreating column. The remaining British slipped away under the cover of darkness. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eThough the battle did not land the blow either side had hoped to inflict, it changed how the British viewed Washington's Continental Army, being seen for their effectiveness as a fighting force and professional conduct as soldiers. General Washington in the eyes of his fellow countrymen, became unassailable commander in chief, and was given a formal thanks of congress for his efforts in the battle. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe Monmouth Flag is thought to have been flown during the battle, and carries the St. George and St. Andrew crosses with the single color field. 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Each state was required to contribute a specific number of battalions to the new Continental Army. The 2nd New Jersey Battalion, predecessor to 2nd New Jersey Regiment, was raised in October of 1775 and mustered at Burlington \u0026amp; Trenton. Later in 1776, New Jersey’s contribution increased to three battalions, hear-by giving the regiment more manpower. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat year, the regiment was assigned to the Canadian Department and saw action notable battles such Quebec and Trois Rivières. Following the retreat from Quebec, the retreat formed part of the Garrison of Fort Ticonderoga in November 1776, before returning to New Jersey with orders to reinforce Washington’s Army. On December 3, 1776, the regiment disbanded as many of the one year enlistments had expired.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe regiment was re-established shortly thereafter when many of the men re-enlisting. In the spring of 1777, the regiment was ordered to join the main army commanded by George Washington. In the early summer of 1777, after a series of skirmishes with the British in Northern New Jersey, the regiment engaged with British and Hessian troops at Short Hills, New Jersey. Following this battle, the regiment rejoined Washington’s army. After spending the summer of 1777 anticipating the British army’s next move, the regiment moved into Pennsylvania and took part in the Battle of Brandywine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe three Continental Divisions faced the full force of the British assault at Brandywine, led by General Howe. The Continental Army was forced to give way, and the regiments commander, Israel Shreeve, was wounded in the attack after taking a musket ball to the thigh. The fall of 1777 saw the regiment participating in a series of defeats in Pennsylvania, from Germantown to Philadelphia, and spending the winter in Valley Forge. In the spring of 1778, the 2nd New Jersey Regiment, in cooperation with the Jersey Militia, gathered supplies and skirmished with British forces until they reunited with Maxwell’s Brigade at Mount Holly in May. After British forces repelled Major Richard Howell in Billingsport and attacked Haddonfield, Israel Shreve’s troops retreated to Mount Holly. The regiment later participated in the Battle of Monmouth, where they covered General Charles Lee’s retreat before supporting Washington’s forces. From June to December 1778, the Jersey Brigade was stationed around Elizabethtown, New Jersey, to monitor British movements from New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom December 1778 to May 1779, the regiment spent the winter in Newark before joining Major General John Sullivan’s campaign against the Iroquois, participating in raids through Pennsylvania and New York. In 1780, they fought in the Battles of Connecticut Farms and Springfield and later guarded New Jersey, with the brigade experiencing a mutiny in January 1781 over poor conditions. The regiment then moved to Virginia under the Marquis de Lafayette, and in late 1781, Colonel Elias Dayton assumed command after Colonel Shreve’s resignation. The regiment landed at Williamsburg, Virginia, joining Marquis de Lafayette and beginning the siege of British forces led by Lord Cornwallis. Following a three week battle, British forces laid down their arms and surrendered to American and French forces. The remainder of the regiment’s existence was relatively uneventful. When cessation of hostilities was announced in April 1783, the members of the regiment demobilized and the regiment disbanded. 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A variety of intricate designs and symbols have shown these principles since the revolution, while others have simply stated what we fight for. One such flag that expresses that simplicity of the American ideal of Liberty is the Liberty Flag of Schenectady.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\"\u003eDesigned as a square to give it a distinctive look, the flag first made its appearance in upstate New York following the French \u0026amp; Indian War, when Dutch settlers began flying the flag to express resentment of the arrival of greater numbers of English settlers, who bought enormous amounts of land and threatened the Dutch way of life. 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With American Independence being officially declared in 1776, and armed conflict ensuing between the Continental forces and King George’s armies, New Yorkers filled the ranks of the First New York Line Regiment, made up by many men from Schenectady, who reportedly adopted the Liberty flag and carried it into the numerous engagements during the war.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eDespite the tumultuous history that New York has faced in the 250 years of its existence, the Liberty Flag of Schenectady miraculously still survives to this day at the American Revolution Museum in Philadelphia. Believed to have been owned by Schenectady’s oldest surviving Revolutionary War veteran, Nicholas Vedeer, it has, until recently, been kept out of the public eye for decades for preservation reasons and the modern American flag being used to represent all of the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-removefontsize=\"true\" data-originalcomputedfontsize=\"16\"\u003eOn the eve 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States, many replicas are used in revolutionary war reenactments and the town of Schenectady’s very own recreation the 1774 Liberty flag raising at the corner of Church and Union Streets. Although a simple design of a blue background and a white lettered word, the Schenectady Liberty Flag has come to represent a powerful symbol of colonial and local resistance. 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The state is host to regiments dating back to the 17th century colonial militias and  combat honors starting with the French and Indian War. The First Virginia Regiment is one of those who holds that long distinction. Originating from the Charles City Regiment, the Virginia Regiment was incorporated into the British Line and engaged the enemy at Fort Necessity and took part in the Braddock Expedition, being led by one of the wars most notable commanders, George Washington. After the wars end, the regiment stood down, and was raised again in Williamsburg in 1775 as tensions between the colonies and the crown intensified. With the outbreak of war, the regiment was incorporated into the Continental Army, and participated in a multitude of campaigns and battles, with its first commander being Patrick Henry, famous for the phrase “Give me Liberty or Give me Death”. The regiments first actions were in Virginia, fighting the loyalist regiments of Virginia’s Royal Governor Lord Dunmore, who along with British Grenadiers and runaway slaves sought to reclaim the colony from the rebel government. The First Virginia Regiment participated in a notable victory against Lord Dunmore’s forces near Norfolk in December of 1775. Lord Dunmore’s attempts to reclaim Virginia after this defeat were unsuccessful and he abandoned Virginia in August 1776.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter Dunmore’s defeat, the regiment began the long march north to join General George Washington in New York City, with nearly all men of the regiment re-enlisting before their departure. In September of 1776, the regiment joined General Washington’s army, who were recently chased out of New York City, at Harlem Heights. The arrival of the Virginians gave a much needed morale boost to Washington’s soldiers. In the following days, soldiers from the regiment joined Connecticut soldiers in reconnaissance of British positions. An engagement soon followed which forced the British to withdraw, giving the Continental Army a major morale boost. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the regiment’s engagement in New York, the regiment moved to New Jersey, where they participated in the surprise attack against the Hessians at Trenton in December 1776. The 1st Virginia Regiment then participated in the engagement at Princeton, who guarded the road to Trenton after the Continental Army met the British force that was setting out to meeting Washington at Trenton. During the engagement, the Virginians suffered the heaviest casualties after the British charged them with Bayonets. The regiment then spent the winter with Washington’s army in Morristown, New Jersey, where after casualties from combat, expired enlistments and disease, the regiment could only muster 64 men. 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However, with the main American force delayed, the Virginians soon found themselves surrounded and lost 100 of the prisoners they had taken. The Americans soon withdrew and the regiment would be encamped at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-1778. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the army was retrained and rebuilt, the 1st Virginia Regiment was remanned and prepared for the next engagement. At the Battle of Monmouth, the Virginians inflicted heavy casualties on the British 42nd Royal Highland Regiment. By the end of the summer of 1778, the 1st Virginia Regiment absorbed the 9th Virginia Regiment due to manpower shortages, as part of a broader effort to consolidate the Virginia Line of Infantry in the Continental Army, which would later see the 1st Virginia Regiment absorb 5th, 7th, 10th and 11th Regiments by the summer of 1779. For most of 1779, the regiment engaged British forces in New York and New Jersey at Stony Point and Paulus Hook. By the end of the year, the regiment was called to the south, to assist the cause in the Carolinas. During this long march, many died of disease, deserted or had their enlistments expire. Upon the arrival of the Virginians, the remainder participated in the defense of Charleston from British forces, where most were captured when the city fell, where they would remain prisoners for the rest of the war. In the summer of 1783, the first Virginian Continental soldiers began being mustered out of service with all companies being disbanded in August of 1783. The First Virginia Regiment was formally disbanded on November 15, 1783. 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