Flags of the American Revolution

Early US Flags

The following are flag patterns known to be used in the American Revolution, or which now represent aspects of it.

National flags

Europe

France

Dutch Republic

Spain

Great Britain Union Flag

Great Britain White Ensign

Great Britain Red Ensign

Great Britain Colonial Red Ensign

Great Britain Blue Ensign

United States

United Colonies Grand Union Flag

United States "Betsy Ross" flag

United States Flag (1777-1795)

United States Francis Hopkinson's design

United States Serapis Ensign

United States Cowpens flag

United States Gadsden flag

United States Liberty Flag

United States John Trumbull's depiction

Regimental Flags (Great Britain and allies)

Regional / Regimental Flags (U.S.)

Bedford Minutemen

Bennington flag, associated with the Battle of Bennington

7th Pennsylvania Regiment, or Brandywine flag

Commander-in-Chief's Guard

Congress' Own Regiment 2nd Canadian Regiment

Easton Flag

George Rogers Clark Flag

Green Mountain Boys

North Carolina militia flag, associated with the Battle of Guilford Courthouse

Fort Moultrie

Continental Navy Jack

New England

New England Militia

New England, associated with Bunker Hill

Pine Tree Flag

Sons of Liberty

Taunton flag

USS Alliance Ensign

Continental Navy Jack (early variant) / Pennsylvania Navy Jack / Garrison Flag of Fort Mifflin

Garrison Flag of Fort Mercer

Continental Navy Ensign (early variant)

Flag of the Monmouth regiment

See also

Book:Flags of the United States

External links

• American Flags Of The Revolution archive copy at the Wayback Machine by the Fraunces Tavern Museum
• The 13 Stars and Stripes: A Survey of 18th Century Images by David Martucci
• Flags of the American Revolution
• Thirteen Star Flags: Keys to Identification by Grace Rogers Cooper
• Historical Flags
• Flags of Our Ancestors: Flags of the American Revolution Era
• Colonial and Revolutionary War Flags (U.S.)
• The Flags of John Paul Jones