Post by Admin on Dec 19, 2019 10:27:16 GMT
Bennington Nylon 3x5ft Premium Flag
One story has it that Nathaniel Fillmore carried this flag off the field after the Battle of Bennington in 1777, and then passed it down through his family until it came into possession of President Millard Fillmore. Another says it was originally created to build up American pride during the War of 1812. However the Bennington flag came to be, you can be dead certain of what it represents: Americans’ refusal to yield to snooty redcoats, and our resolve to defend ourselves and our own.
Nowadays the British pose no threat to us. It’s hard to believe that our once greatest enemy was the same country that would go on to yield the Teletubbies and Russell Brand. But it is good to still keep them in check. Any Brits who come sniffling around your property looking to tax you without representation will turn away in horror when they see this big, beautiful flag on full display.
History of Flags
Flags were used as military standards long before they were flown to indicate nationality. (The age of sail beginning in the 17th century introduced the practice of flying national banners from ships.) What good would laying siege to a village in 400 BC have done, after all, if the villagers didn’t know who was providing the service?
Flags have factored prominently into American history. We owe our country’s very existence to the brave militiamen who fought beneath standards such as the Moultrie, the Gadsden, and the Bennington during the Revolutionary War. Others such as the Commodore Perry and the Gonzales represent later defining moments when Americans refused to kowtow to foreign governments.
Whether you can trace your heritage back to one of the great men who fought for our country in her early years, or simply love the quintessentially American refusal to yield to outside force, you will take pride in flying one of these high quality historic flags. They say that you should pick your battles. Now is your chance to do so quite literally!
Flags were used as military standards long before they were flown to indicate nationality. (The age of sail beginning in the 17th century introduced the practice of flying national banners from ships.) What good would laying siege to a village in 400 BC have done, after all, if the villagers didn’t know who was providing the service?
Flags have factored prominently into American history. We owe our country’s very existence to the brave militiamen who fought beneath standards such as the Moultrie, the Gadsden, and the Bennington during the Revolutionary War. Others such as the Commodore Perry and the Gonzales represent later defining moments when Americans refused to kowtow to foreign governments.
Whether you can trace your heritage back to one of the great men who fought for our country in her early years, or simply love the quintessentially American refusal to yield to outside force, you will take pride in flying one of these high quality historic flags. They say that you should pick your battles. Now is your chance to do so quite literally!