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Military colours, standards and guidons
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In military organizations, the practice of carrying colours, standards, flags, or guidons, both to act as a rallying point for troops and to mark the location of the commander, is thought to have orig
Queen's colour of the Grenadier Guards in 2013
Queen's colour of the Grenadier Guards in 2013
In the age of line tactics, the unit colour was an important rallying point for infantry soldiers.
In the age of line tactics, the unit colour was an important rallying point for infantry soldiers.
Stitching the Standard by Edmund Leighton (1911), oil on canvas.
Stitching the Standard by Edmund Leighton (1911), oil on canvas.
Napoleon I awarding the Legion d'Honneur to a dragoon for the capture of an Imperial regimental flag.
Napoleon I awarding the Legion d'Honneur to a dragoon for the capture of an Imperial regimental flag.
Colour guard
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In military organizations, a colour guard is a detachment of soldiers assigned to the protection of regimental colours and the national flag. This duty is highly prestigious, and the military colour i
Military colours, standards and guidons
…Colours may be inscribed with the names of battles or other symbols representing former achievements (see battle honours). Regiments tended to adopt "colour guards", composed of experienced or élite soldiers, to protect their colours. As a result, the capture of an enemy's standard was considered as a great feat…
A colour guard detachment during the opening ceremony for the North Atlantic Council and Military Committee SEA Day Exercise.
A colour guard detachment during the opening ceremony for the North Atlantic Council and Military Committee SEA Day Exercise.
Fight for the flag between French line infantry and Russian Guard cuirassiers at the battle of Austerlitz (1805).
Fight for the flag between French line infantry and Russian Guard cuirassiers at the battle of Austerlitz (1805).
Colour guard of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
Colour guard of the Chinese People's Liberation Army.
The old colours of the Royal Regiment of Canada are marched off by colour guards, during the presentation of new colours to the regiment.
The old colours of the Royal Regiment of Canada are marched off by colour guards, during the presentation of new colours to the regiment.