December 2, 1775: The Continental Congress approved the design of a new flag to be used primarily by the navy. As illustrated above, it bore thirteen red and white stripes with a cross of St. George and a cross of St. Andrew in the canton. Though officially sanctioned by the new government, Continental Navy ships - following the lead of John Paul Jones - tended to prefer the first navy jack with its snake and "don't tread on me" logo to this "Grand Union" flag.
Header: The Grand Union flag of 1775 via Historical Flags of the United States
2 comments:
Good call by JPJ, as usual, Pauline.
Yep; the snake flag - currently being used in the Gulf of Aden - is way cooler. Just sayin'...
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