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Miniatures Adventure => Age of the Big Battalions => Topic started by: Silent bob on 24 September 2020, 10:49:24 AM

Title: Size of Mexican standards 1836
Post by: Silent bob on 24 September 2020, 10:49:24 AM

Hi

Does anyone know how big Mexican infantry standards were in 1836?

Thanks

Title: Re: Size of Mexican standards 1836
Post by: sukhe_bator on 24 September 2020, 11:29:58 AM

My best guess is that as the army was based on the French model they followed the French pattern. Most armies of the post Napoleonic period followed Napoleonic patterns well into the 1860s even more exotic ones such as those in South America, and in Asia the Sikhs and Japanese.

Title: Re: Size of Mexican standards 1836
Post by: AKULA on 24 September 2020, 11:46:48 AM

Quote from: sukhe_bator on 24 September 2020, 11:29:58 AM

My best guess is that as the army was based on the French model they followed the French pattern. Most armies of the post Napoleonic period followed Napoleonic patterns well into the 1860s even more exotic ones such as those in South America, and in Asia the Sikhs and Japanese.

Seems like a very sensible guess. Must admit I haven’t seen any evidence to the contrary.

Title: Re: Size of Mexican standards 1836
Post by: Silent bob on 24 September 2020, 12:34:13 PM

thanks a lot

Title: Re: Size of Mexican standards 1836
Post by: tom_aargau on 26 September 2020, 08:02:27 AM

The Bullock Musuem has a number of them on the website:
https://www.thestoryoftexas.com/discover/artifacts/toluca-battalion-mexican-tricolor-battle-flag

About 140 cm by 140 cm but there seem to be smaller ones, too.

Title: Re: Size of Mexican standards 1836
Post by: sukhe_bator on 26 September 2020, 08:29:14 AM

As both a military historian and a Museum professional it is good to see these very evocative artefacts still around to interest and inspire people from such a turbulent period of history.

Title: Re: Size of Mexican standards 1836
Post by: Silent bob on 26 September 2020, 09:02:56 AM

Thanks a lot.

It would appear that there was no set size in Mexican flags but I have gone for one that looks about right.

Hardest part is that the Mexican national standard is shown as normal 'flag' but the military standards where more 'square' - but I've managed to giggle one around on the computer.