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Montrose Highlander flags
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:23 am
by switze01
Hi
Bought some highlanders off the net and they appear to have the blue with white diagonal cross
scottish flag - would they use this as they are catholics or would it be something more religious
oriented .
Steve
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:09 pm
by marshalney2000
The StAndrews cross is more of a covenanting flag. Montrose himself would have flown the lion rampant with the clans using their own clan emblems on banners.
Hope this helps.
John
Thanks
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:57 pm
by switze01
I will go hunting info on highland flags then - thanks marshalney
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:20 pm
by marshalney2000
The Flag Dude in America do a super range and ship to the UK quickly and cost effectively.
John
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 8:45 am
by Spartacus
I am certain Battleflag do them in UK, They show 25mm on their site but I have had 15mm ones from them.
http://www.battle-flag.com/index.html
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 9:40 am
by quackstheking
There are some Montrose flags here that can be used? There is the Strathbogie rest, the Irish brigade and the Campbell of Lawers rest.
http://auldearn1645.blogspot.com/search/label/Flags
Don
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:47 pm
by timmy1
Can vouch for the service from The Flag Dude. I have been most impressed.
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:18 pm
by ethan
timmy1 wrote:Can vouch for the service from The Flag Dude. I have been most impressed.
He does nice stuff. He will also make you a different flag if you provide the pattern.
Thanks Guys
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:55 pm
by switze01
Ta chaps - still no idea what the highlanders used for flags
Also dont agree with reid on the irish being bog standard pike and shot but thats another story !!!!
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 10:08 pm
by marshalney2000
Just look at the Flad Dude site as he lists a lot of clans and he does flags for each of them - simple.
As for the Irish we have had a lot of debate on these and their tactics. Look back and I am sure you willnfind them. The simple answer is that sometimes they used the pikes and sometimes they laid them aside. This is why ibfound the Irish a nightmare to classify in the Montrose list and even then Richard and Nik did not let me have all my own way.
John
Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2012 1:17 pm
by yar68
Take a little look at my blog, I've got loads of free Scottish flags for the Battle of Flodden era, I know its earlier than your period, but it may give you some ideas, you never know you may be able to use some!!
http://onelover-ray.blogspot.com/search ... en%20flags