The red cross of St. George of England and the white ... Our first national banner was the Grand Union Flag unfurled over the continental Army when it first came into formal existence on January ...

the Grand Union Flag had the 13 red and white stripes as they are today, but in the top left-hand quarter, instead of stars, it showed Britain’s flag, made up of the St. George’s Cross for ...

It discusses the flag's evolution from the Grand Union Flag during the Revolutionary War to the current design with 50 stars representing the 50 states. The film highlights key historical events ...

On December 3, 1775, the flag of the 13 original Colonies is raised for the first time. Navy lieutenant John Paul Jones hoists the Continental Colors, also called the Grand Union Flag, aboard the ...

1776 was the Grand Union Flag. It had thirteen horizontal stripes representing the colonies, and it bore the red cross of St. George of England with the white cross of St. Andrew of Scotland.

The first unofficial flag was called the Grand Union Flag or the Continental Colours and was flown at Gen. George Washington's headquarters on Jan. 1, 1776. It had 13 alternating red and white ...

The flags were brought in in the following order: Red Cross of England, flag of King Henry VII ... "Congress Colors" or "Grand Union" flag, used by the navy as its exclusive design, and the first ...

The new national flag, which quickly became known as the “Stars and Stripes,” was based on the “Grand Union” flag — a banner carried by the Continental Army in 1776 that consisted of 13 ...