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What flag did the British fly during the American Revolution?
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The british flag correctly called the union flag, but also known as the union jack consists of the flag of england-a red plus cross on a white background,(the flag of st george) The flag of ireland-a red multiplication cross on a white background,(the flag of st patrick) The flag of scotland-a white multiplication cross on a blue background,(the flag of st andrew) wales is not included as the flag of wales (st david) is a red griffin, a form of dragon on a background of red and green. When the 3 flags are incorporated, scotland is overlayed by ireland which is then overlayed by england this produces the union flag. The jack that is sometimes mentioned is the pole that the flag fly's from - ( the jack-staff) If you look closely at a union flag it is possible to identify the three crosses layed on top of each other.

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  • The modern British flag consists of three crosses, one verticle one representing Scotland and two diagonal ones (St. Andrew's crosses) representing England and Ireland. In the 1770's Ireland had not yet been incorporated in to the United Kingdom so the flag lacked that cross.
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  • http://www.americanrevolution.com/Flags.htm

  • The first answer is incorrect as to the reason that Wales is not included. St David does have a cross as well, a gold one on a black background. However, at the time of the American Revolution, Wales was not regarded as a nation in it's own right.

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