CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I.— INTRODUCTION 1 II.— A HISTORY OF MILITARY COLOURS 6 III.— STANDARDS, GUIDONS AND DRUM BANNERS OF THE HOUSEHOLD 36 CAVALRY, DRAGOON GUARDS AND CAVALRY OF THE LINE IV.— YEOMANRY GUIDONS AND DRUM BANNERS 47 V.— THE COLOURS OF THE FOOT GUARDS 54 VI.— THE COLOURS OF THE INFANTRY 64 VII.— COLOURS OF OUR OVERSEAS DOMINIONS 115 VIII.— MISCELLANEOUS COLOURS 121 IX.— BATTLE HONOURS 124 Appendix.— REGIMENTAL COLOURS OF CANADIAN INFANTRY BATTALIONS 139 INDEX 147 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR 1.—EARLY REGIMENTAL COLOURS AND STANDARDS _Frontispiece._ FACING PAGE 2.—CAVALRY STANDARDS, GUIDONS AND DRUM BANNERS 36 3.—COLOURS OF THE FOOT GUARDS 54 4.—SAVING THE COLOURS OF THE BUFFS AT ALBUHERA 68 5.—COLOURS OF THE INFANTRY OF THE LINE (REGULAR 80 BATTALIONS) 6.—REGIMENTAL COLOURS OF THE TERRITORIAL FORCE 98 7.—COLOUR PARTY OF THE 15TH SIKHS 116 8.—MISCELLANEOUS GUIDONS AND COLOURS 122 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ THE FLAGS OF OUR FIGHTING ARMY. CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION