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GNW Norwegian Flags
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 11:22 am
by RogerC
Hi All, my chum Mark wants to add a Norwegian Brigade to his Danish GNW army. Any thoughts on who does the Norwegian Flags?
Re: GNW Norwegian Flags
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 7:45 pm
by Friedrich August I.
RogerC wrote:Hi All, my chum Mark wants to add a Norwegian Brigade to his Danish GNW army. Any thoughts on who does the Norwegian Flags?
Uhm..
I may be wrong but was not Denmark and Norway in a personal union from 1537 to 1814? Therefore I believe that Flags of Norge units would have looked similiar to those of the Danes. Eventually they had Teritorrial crests or coat of Arms in the center?
Re: GNW Norwegian Flags
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 7:47 pm
by RogerC
Hi, yes I get that but what I really need is to tie 3 particular regiments to flags that will look something like, perhaps Danish flags we can amed a bit to match them?
Re: GNW Norwegian Flags
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 9:15 pm
by Friedrich August I.
RogerC wrote:Hi, yes I get that but what I really need is to tie 3 particular regiments to flags that will look something like, perhaps Danish flags we can amed a bit to match them?
Try to get some more Info from Tacitus and/or his Website
http://www.tacitus.nu/gnw/armies/denmark/norway.htm
Re: GNW Norwegian Flags
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 9:50 pm
by danschorr
For which 3 Norwegian regiments do you need flags?
Re: GNW Norwegian Flags
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 9:59 pm
by Friedrich August I.
The following is from Dan Schorrs Notes (I hope he wont kill me for copy them
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1709
"...In addition, the Trondhjemske Regiment was divided into the 1.and 2. Trondhjemske Regiments....3 Østland regiments...."
1711:
"On August 20th 1711 Løvendal had assembled for the invasion of Bohuslen - Operational Corps around Fredrikshald:
Dragoons: 8 companies (from Kruse’s and Øtken’s regiments) – 1,000 men.
Infantry: 38 ½ companies (from Cicignon’s, Akershusiske, Smaalenske, Bergenhusiske, Vesterlenske and 2. Trondhjemske regiments together with the Fyrrør – around 5,000 men."
I believe Trondheims Coat of Arms
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Trondheim
will be easy to find and so will be Bergen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_a ... n_1531.jpg
Re: GNW Norwegian Flags
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 10:00 pm
by Friedrich August I.
danschorr wrote:For which 3 Norwegian regiments do you need flags?
The "lurker" has beaten me