Red Ensign - Wikipedia
The Red Ensign or "Red Duster" is the civil ensign of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It is one of the British ensigns, and it is used either plain or defaced with either a badge or a charge, mostly in the right half. It is the flag flown by British merchant or passenger ships since 1707.
Canadian Red Ensign - Wikipedia
The Canadian Red Ensign (French: Red Ensign canadien) served as a nautical flag and civil ensign for Canada from 1892 to 1965, and later as the de facto flag of Canada before 1965. [3] The flag is a British Red Ensign, with the Royal Union Flag in the canton, emblazoned with the shield of the coat of arms of Canada.
The history of the National Flag of Canada
While it was officially a naval flag used by Canadian ships starting in the 1890s, the Canadian Red Ensign — a combination of the Union Jack and the shield of Canada — had been used unofficially both at sea and on land since the 1870s and was widely recognized as a national symbol.
Canadian Red Ensign - The Canadian Encyclopedia
2006年2月7日 · The Canadian Red Ensign was the de facto Canadian national flag from 1868 until 1965. It was based on the ensign flown by British merchant ships since 1707. The three successive formal designs of the Canadian Red Ensign bore the Canadian coats of …
Hoist Up the Flag: The British Red Ensign - Colonial Williamsburg
2020年9月21日 · The ensign was to have the “Union” placed in the canton of the flag, and surround it with a larger field of solid red, which is where it picked up the name “Red Ensign.” The earliest forms of this ensign only used the St. George’s Cross in the canton for English use (St. Andrew’s in the canton for Scotish use).
Australian red ensign - Wikipedia
The Australian red ensign is a predominantly red version of the Australian national flag, using the same shade of red as the Cross of Saint George which is part of the Union Jack present in the canton.
British Red Ensign | British Flag of the Revolutionary War
The British Red Ensign, also known as the Meteor Flag of Old England or the Red Duster, was flown by British troops during the American Revolution. Most known for its use in the navy, this flag is still used today as a civil ensign, meaning it is …
the Red Ensign was primarily a flag of an Empire that no longer existed (in fact if not in law), why was its long history both acknowledged and honored on its final day of service?
United Kingdom: red ensign - CRW Flags
2014年7月19日 · The Red Ensign. For the flying of ensigns, the law is as follows: Subject to subsection (2) below, a British ship, other than a fishing vessel, shall hoist the red ensign or other proper national colours--
The Red Ensign and the Maple Leaf: Canada’s Two Flag Traditions ...
Timed for the fiftieth anniversary of the adoption of the Canadian national flag, this article speaks to this flag as the culmination of a post-Second World War tradition that developed out of, and as a counterpoint to, the earlier flag tradition of Canadian banners based on the British ensign pattern or those which utilized emblems of British ...