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A Day at the Tower

Discover the Tower of London

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Palazzo del Quirinale

The Home of all Italians opens its doors to everyone

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Treasures of the Palace Museum

Step inside the home of Emperors

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Wonders of Andalusia

A showcase of Andalusia's finest cultural treasures.

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The National Gallery: Reframed

Celebrating 200 years of London's iconic gallery

Pocket Gallery

The Deutsche Grammophon Cover Stories

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Museum of the Civil Guard

Spain

Bröhan-Museum

Germany

University of Milan

Italy

Symbols of Battle: Civil War Flags

This collection includes flags from several National Park Service sites. Flags serve many purposes. They symbolize a people and represent national pride. Flags convey a shared history. Over the centuries, military units have carried flags and colors. Colors and flags affirm group identity. They build pride and morale, and represent the group's honor. In battle, flags served as a rallying point when a formation was broken. Troops gathered around the flag to regroup, attack or retreat. Flags marked specific individuals, locations and functions such as hospitals and ambulances. Infantry regiments regularly held trooping ceremonies. Colors were paraded up and down the line of assembled soldiers to music to make sure the men remembered the colors. A guard of non-commissioned officers usually protected flags and colors. Held in great reverence, a regiment's honor was embodied in its colors. The entire regiment was humiliated if its colors were lost in battle. From the establishment of the United States Army in 1785, US regular infantry regiments carried colors. Regiments didn't carry the United States flag, as it was felt that no one unit could carry the national honor into battle. By the 1840's, the infantry carried the United States flag with the regimental number or title printed on one of the white stripes. If the flag was lost in battle, only that regiment's honor, and not the national honor, was lost. During the Civil War, a soldier who captured enemy colors or saved his unit's colors frequently was honored. In addition to receiving a medal honor, a soldier was sometimes given a leave of absence. Soldiers who captured enemy colors were often mentioned in dispatches or listed on a role of honor.

Topics about "W. E. Guard"

A Day at the Tower

Discover the Tower of London

Palazzo del Quirinale

The Home of all Italians opens its doors to everyone

Treasures of the Palace Museum

Step inside the home of Emperors

Wonders of Andalusia

A showcase of Andalusia's finest cultural treasures.

The National Gallery: Reframed

Celebrating 200 years of London's iconic gallery

The Deutsche Grammophon Cover Stories

6 collections

Museum of the Civil Guard

Spain

Bröhan-Museum

Germany

University of Milan

Italy

Symbols of Battle: Civil War Flags

Lviv Historical Museum

Ukraine

National Museum of the United States Army

United States

684 stories

10 things you might not know about the National Gallery, London

The National Gallery, London

Filmoteca PUCP

Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

The Lion's Roar: 20th September

The Lion's Roar: 22nd September

London Passenger Transport Board's Home Guard of WWII

TfL Corporate Archives

5th Machine Gun Company Wall Newspaper

Pablo Iglesias Foundation

Styling an Era: The Story of Edward Enninful

British Fashion Council

Guarding the Water

Project FUEL

The Berlin Job

Peter Millar

The Fall of the Wall

Peter Millar

Corn harvests in the Purépecha mountains (Part II)

Ministry of Culture of the Government of Mexico

Frans Hals

Frans Hals Museum

Collections from Michigan National Parks

National Park Service, Museum Management Program

“I’m against innovation”: Dr Daniel Glaser explains why innovation doesn’t always equate to progress

From Ghetto in Theresienstadt to Auschwitz II-Birkenau

Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum

Mukite wa Namene: The Story of the Drumming Bukusu Warrior

National Museums of Kenya

The Lion's Roar: 18th September

Restoration of a Painting

Crocker Art Museum

The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Sa Yakap ng Kitanglad: Tao (People) by Celine Murillo

ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity

Minack Theatre on the Cornish Coast

Cornwall Chamber of Commerce

Australian War Memorial

Australian War Memorial

The Cuirassiers for the Republic Day

Quirinale Palace

When and where will we meet again!

Gyeonggi Cultural Foundation

From Tailor to Outstanding Sculptor: Buraimoh Gbadamosi

Adunni Olorisha Trust / Adunni Osun Foundation

Timișoara, the first free city

TVR, The Romanian Public Broadcaster

Safety First

Rivers of Steel Heritage Corporation

Faces of Freedom, Stories of Service

The Valentine

Episode 2 - Chronicling Clothing & Culture: Communist China

Sherman Centre for Culture & Ideas

Monuments Men

National Museum of the United States Army