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National flag of France (1794-1814, after 1830)
French national flag from 1794-1814, and after 1830. Cotton, printed design, machine sewn. No hoist attachment. Three vertical stripes blue, white, red. The blue part of the design enfolded in a piece of coarser material part blue, part white. Sixteen rounded holes. Supposedly a relic of the Battle of Trafalgar but this is unlikely. Label: "French tricolor taken at Trafalgar. Donor J Rochelle Thomas Esq. Flag was given by Admiral Sir Peter Parker to T..." Associations dubious.
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Object Details
| ID: | AAA0465 |
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| Collection: | Flags |
| Type: | National flag |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | France |
| Events: | Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 |
| Date made: | 1794-1814; 21 Oct 1805 ? after 1830 |
| People: | Parker, Peter |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
| Measurements: | flag: 736.6 x 812.8 mm |