And not one you see here too often! 
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Very interesting. My grandmother was a descendant of Washington, so I take a particular interest in this period
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Despite some of our recent disagreements, this is one of the reasons why you've got to love the French
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Cfca m.z.b. ???
Hello MG:Originally posted by Marc Garlasco View PostAnd not one you see here too often!
One of my favorite AM-Rev era flag examples with superb embroidery,
seldom seen on early unit flags as many were hand painted. CFCA (center)
M.Z.B. (below) lettering by the way means Christian Frederick Charles
Alexander, Markgraf Zu Brandenburg, the Ansbach Bayreuth branch of the
House of Hohenzollern. CFCA ruled from 1757-1791, and then sold his land
to Prussia and moved to London to live with his English mistress until his
death in 1806. An embroidered example in my collection dates to 1761.
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PS/ (as found elsewhere online)...
Charles-Frédéric d’Anspach inherited the land of the Markgraf von Bayreuth
when the Bayreuth line died out in 1769. The small army of Anspach-Bayreuth
consisted of bataillons d’infanterie, designated infantry regiments in British
service - one Jägercorps de quatre compagnie, a détachement d’artillerie de
quatre canons régimentaires, & staff medical personnel. By treaty signed in 1777
l’armée du Anspach-Bayreuth was hired to assist l’Armée Britannique in its struggle
against the Rebellion in the American Colonies. A total of 1,285 officiers and soldats
left Anspach on 7 Mars 1777 et arrived in New York on 3 Juin that year. In 1778
more troops were sent to America which raised the number of Anspach-Bayreuth
troops in british service to 1.644 officers and men. Some sources claim that as
many as 2,353 soldats joined the British cause, of which 1,170 did not return to
their fatherland. Many Anspach-Bayreuth soldiers fell in battle or died from diseases,
but a large number of those who would not return to Franconia preferred to settle in
the New World. The infantry regiments were just one bataillon strong, composed of
one grenadier in four musketeer companies. The Jägercorps had four companies, one
of which sailed with the first Anspach-Bayreuth contingent. The infantry regiments
were named after their commanding officers. Colonel von Voit initially commanded
the infantry regiment from Bayreuth et later took command of the Anspach infantry
regiment. Major von Seybothen, company commander Bayreuth infantry regiment,
became its new commanding officer. One contingent was present at the Siege of
Yorktown in October of 1781. Many of the infantry were captured there when a
detachment of 400 picked division d’infanterie légère sous Lafayette, commanded by
Colonel Alexander Hamilton, took Redoubt No.10 by night assault on 14 Oct. The rest
of the troops went into captivity when Lieutenant-General Earl Cornwallis surrendered
the Yorktown garrison five days later, on 19 Octobre 1781. Les troupes franconiennes
were exchanged & released from captivity in Mai 1783, to be shipped home. The sale of
the troops into foreign service, was a hardship endured by the soldiers as well as their
families back home, caused a deep rift between the Markgrave et his people. On 2 Déc
1791, during a break of journey at Bordeaux, France, the Markgraf sold the two counties
of Anspach-Bayreuth for a yearly pension of 300,000 fl. (Florin - Guilders) to his cousin
Frédéric-Guillaume II de Prusse. Charles-Frédéric d’Anspach-Bayreuth settled in England,
and died there on 5 Jan 1806, aged 70.Last edited by oldflagswanted; 05-10-2010, 09:14 PM.sigpic
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You should have a museum oldflagswanted, if you don't already.Originally posted by oldflagswanted View PostAn embroidered example in my collection dates to 1761. Comment
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