Grand Union Flag

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flag of the United States historical flag national flag

The Grand Union Flag was the first national flag of the United States, combining the British Union Jack with thirteen stripes representing the original American colonies during the early stages of the Revolutionary War.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flag of the United States → historical flag → national flag →
adoptedOn	1775-12-03 →
alsoKnownAs	Cambridge Flag → Congress Flag → Continental Colors → First Navy Ensign →
associatedWithEvent	early Continental Congress → formation of Continental Army →
cantonDesign	Union Jack of Great Britain →
category	Flags of the American Revolution → National symbols of the United States →
color	blue → red → white →
country	United States →
era	American Revolution →
featuredUnionJackVariant	pre-1801 Union Flag (without St Patrick's saltire) →
firstRaisedAt	Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts →
firstRaisedBy	Continental Army → George Washington →
firstRaisedOn	1776-01-01 →
hasDesignElement	British Union Jack in canton → thirteen horizontal stripes →
hasType	civil and military flag → ensign →
historicalPeriod	1775–1777 →
historicalSignificance	first flag to represent the American colonies as a collective entity →
inspiredBy	British Red Ensign →
legalSuccessorFlag	Flag Resolution of 1777 flag →
numberOfStripes	13 →
predecessor	various colonial flags of British America →
replacedBy	Flag of the United States (Stars and Stripes) →
replacedOn	1777-06-14 →
represents	Thirteen Colonies →
status	defunct national flag →
stripeColors	red and white →
successor	13-star Stars and Stripes →
symbolizes	union of colonies under British sovereignty →
usedAs	de facto national flag of the United States → military flag → naval ensign →
usedBy	Continental Army → Continental Navy → Thirteen Colonies →
usedInConflict	American Revolutionary War →
usedInGovernmentBody	Continental Congress →
usedInRegion	Eastern seaboard of North America →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Continental Colors → Continental Colors ("Congress Flag") → Continental Colors ("Cambridge Flag") → Continental Colors ("First Navy Ensign") → Grand Union Flag ("Congress Flag") → Grand Union Flag ("Cambridge Flag") → Grand Union Flag ("First Navy Ensign") →	alsoKnownAs
Continental Navy → Thirteen Colonies → USS Providence → United Colonies →	flag
Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts →	associatedWithFlag
Grand Union Flag ("Flags of the American Revolution") →	category
United States flag ("Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777") →	legalBasis
Sons of Liberty flag →	relatedTo