The Delaware Militia flag was carried into battle by the Delaware First Regiment. The flag features a 13 alternating red and white stripes in the upper left corner signifying the 13 colonies.

According to tradition, the dogged rear guard actions of the Delaware Militia, with flag flying, and the 1st Maryland Regiment, prevented the capture of the majority of Washington's army during the Colonial withdrawal. The Delaware Militia flag appears in the modern painting of the "Battle of Long Island" by Domenick D'Andrea (2007).

Aug 30, 2019 · The Delaware militia flag, known as the "Dansey flag," was captured by British Light infantry officer William Dansey in Sept. 1777 during fighting before the Battle of Brandywine.

Aug 13, 2019 · The Delaware militia flag captured by British Army officer William Dansey in 1777 and Dansey’s 1781-1783 portrait will be on short-term display together at the Delaware Historical Society from Thursday, August 22 through Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019.

The Delaware Militia Flag was carried by the Delaware Militia as it participated in the Battle of Brooklyn Heights in the Long Island Campaign in 1776.

The silk militia flag, the only surviving Revolutionary War flag from Delaware, was removed from its original fame for a careful condition assessment, gently surface cleaned, and then remounted into a brand new, preservation-grade pressure mount frame.

Hand-stitched, plain weave silk militia flag that originally had a green field (now faded to a gold color). The field is undecorated. The canton consists of thirteen horizontal silk stripes of …

Sep 18, 2015 · It is likely a grand divisional color of a Delaware militia unit, although which one is not known. It is named after the British Officer who captured it at the Battle of Brandywine (NOT Long Island) and reported the event in a letter dated 11 October 1777 at Germantown.

A Delaware militia flag has been reunited with the portrait of William Dansey, the man who captured it 242 years ago in September 1777 shortly before Battle of Brandywine.

The "Dansey Flag" is one of a handful of flags which were used during the American Revolution and still in existence today. It is possibly a grand divisional color of a Delaware militia unit, although which one is not known.