Talk:List of British colours lost in battle

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The result was: promoted by Amkgp (talk07:09, 10 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

  • ... that the last British colour lost in battle was in 1880? "the last occasion upon which the colours of a British regiment have fallen into an enemy's hand was in the Afghan War of 1878-80 .. the battle of Maiwand ... 27th July 1880" from: Holden, Major R. (1 February 1895). "The Vicissitudes of Regimental Colours". Royal United Services Institution. Journal. 39 (204): 166-167. doi:10.1080/03071849509417953. ISSN 0035-9289.

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 18:10, 27 August 2020 (UTC).Reply

  • Reviewing...New enough, long enough, no copyvio issues, QPQ provided, reads well, interesting hooks (prefer proposed hook). Is there an image to go with proposed hook? Will read through and check references etc. Whispyhistory (talk) 10:51, 29 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Thanks Whispyhistory, alas I could find no free image of the colours of the 66th at Maiwand - Dumelow (talk) 11:36, 29 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
I've removed the image. It had been misidentified on Commons and is actually of an Austrian colour from the Battle of Vauchamps - Dumelow (talk) 23:07, 29 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Dumelow...If the last colours were lost in 1880, what does this mean? "the heavy losses among the colour party of the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot at the 28 January 1881 Battle of Laing's Nek" ? Whispyhistory (talk) 14:43, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
Hi Whispyhistory. The colour party suffered large numbers of killed and wounded during the action but the colours were preserved. I've reworded this sentence to try to avoid confusion, let me know if it still needs work. Thanks - Dumelow (talk) 15:30, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply
  for proposed hook. Hook fact in article and followed by citation of a source that requires subscription. Thanks for clarifying @Dumelow:... I understand. Maybe helpful to make that point clear in lead. It is clear that you put put a lot of effort in this article. Whispyhistory (talk) 15:52, 31 August 2020 (UTC)Reply


The Royal Arillery considers the guns themselves to be their 'colours". Were no guns captured during the Second World War or Korea?