Kings Colors 1775 1776 1777 Colonial American 12x18 Inch Early USA Stick 30" Wooden Staffs Cemetery American 250th Anniversary Flags


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Bird's-eye view of the Taunton Green in 1875


The "King's Colors flag" is the early version of the Union Jack, created in 1606 by King James I of England to symbolize the union of England and Scotland. It combined the St. George's Cross of England with the St. Andrew's Cross of Scotland. This flag was used for British ships and the American colonies before the addition of the St. Patrick's Cross in 1801 formed the current flag of the United Kingdom Design and origin

The Fort Moultrie flag features a dark blue background with a crescent moon (or possibly a piece of throat armour known as a gorget) in the canton. On the crescent shape, the word “LIBERTY” is printed.

In September 1775, South Carolina patriots were preparing to defend their colony against British troops. They wanted a flag to signify to the British that they had taken Fort Johnson on James Island, in Charleston, South Carolina. Colonel William Moultrie was commissioned by the Revolutionary Council of Safety to create a design, and he produced the Liberty Flag.

The colors and symbols used on the flag matched the uniforms worn by Moultrie’s men. The white crescent symbol for example featured prominently on the front of their caps – shown below.

 It was a precursor to the Stars and Stripes, representing the colonies' desire for independence while still acknowledging their Anglo American  heritage.  

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