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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Grand Union Flag canonical 8
Cambridge Flag 2
Congress Flag 2

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf flag of the United States ⓘ
historical flag ⓘ
national flag ⓘ
adoptedOn 1775-12-03 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Grand Union Flag ⓘ
surface form: Cambridge Flag

Grand Union Flag ⓘ
surface form: Congress Flag

Continental Colors ⓘ
Grand Union Flag ⓘ
surface form: First Navy Ensign
associatedWithEvent early Continental Congress ⓘ
formation of Continental Army ⓘ
cantonDesign Union Flag ⓘ
surface form: Union Jack of Great Britain
category Grand Union Flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Flags of the American Revolution

National symbols of the United States ⓘ
color blue ⓘ
red ⓘ
white ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
era American Revolutionary War ⓘ
surface form: American Revolution
featuredUnionJackVariant Union Flag ⓘ
surface form: 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 United States flag ⓘ
surface form: Flag of the United States (Stars and Stripes)
replacedOn 1777-06-14 ⓘ
represents Thirteen Colonies ⓘ
status defunct national flag ⓘ
stripeColors red and white ⓘ
successor United States flag ⓘ
surface form: 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 Second Continental Congress ⓘ
surface form: Continental Congress
usedInRegion Eastern seaboard of North America ⓘ

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thirteen Colonies → flag → Grand Union Flag ⓘ
Grand Union Flag → alsoKnownAs → Grand Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Congress Flag
Grand Union Flag → alsoKnownAs → Grand Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cambridge Flag
Grand Union Flag → alsoKnownAs → Grand Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Navy Ensign
Grand Union Flag → category → Grand Union Flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flags of the American Revolution
Continental Colors → alsoKnownAs → Grand Union Flag ⓘ
Continental Colors → alsoKnownAs → Grand Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Congress Flag
Continental Colors → alsoKnownAs → Grand Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cambridge Flag
Continental Colors → alsoKnownAs → Grand Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: First Navy Ensign
Continental Navy → flag → Grand Union Flag ⓘ
United States flag → legalBasis → Grand Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Flag Resolution of June 14, 1777
Prospect Hill, Charlestown, Massachusetts → associatedWithFlag → Grand Union Flag ⓘ
USS Providence → flag → Grand Union Flag ⓘ
Sons of Liberty flag → relatedTo → Grand Union Flag ⓘ
United Colonies → flag → Grand Union Flag ⓘ
Lord Protector → flag → Grand Union Flag ⓘ
this entity surface form: Union Flag of the Protectorate
United Colonies of America → flag → Grand Union Flag ⓘ