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I've always wondered this. What is the history and tradition behind having a red and white, swallow-tailed guidon?
UPDATE: A member said it is because the US Cavalry traces it's linage to European Dragoons and Dragoons are often associated with red and white. This makes a lot of sense. So the next question is why are Dragoons red and white?
UPDATE: A member said it is because the US Cavalry traces it's linage to European Dragoons and Dragoons are often associated with red and white. This makes a lot of sense. So the next question is why are Dragoons red and white?
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That's not accurate. Only British dragoons wore red and white, and the did not carry colors like this. This seems to most closely match the red and shire pennants that were on the lance of virtually every lancer unit of the various 19th century European armies.
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Death before dishonor. The idea that the cavalry would rather die before surrendering to the enemy.
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PO1 Felix Rivera
That's just a thought. The same can be said for armor units. The idea is rooted in history but hats where the response should focus on
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The red represents blood before for surrender so red over white. Air Cav that my b.s
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SSG Carlos Madden
This states: "At the beginning of the Civil War cavalry guidons featured two horizontal bars, red over white." But it does not say why they are red and white. What is the reason red and white were chosen?
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Dates back to the siege of vienna 11th september 1683, or called the battle of vienna. check out European lances, most use red and white pennon/pennant, due to the saving of Europe from the ottoman siege on vienna. The polish winged hussars kicked the desert jockeys hard and saved the day, hence the colour of pennons/pennants used by european calvery.
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