Flying The Flag - John Taylor | Work
The book had its origin when the flagpole in the author’s garden was broken by storm and needed replacement. With the successor in place, the question became on what days should the flag be raised?
The idea that the Union Flag, with its unique evolution, should be used to mark British Victories seemed obvious but a list could not be found. Flying The Flag addresses this omission. This first volume covers European battles.
Creating a list involved defining a ‘victory’ and how far the scope of the list should go. John Taylor sets out his case for including some famous retreats among the list in carefully studied text which puts each battle into its historic, military and political context.
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09-12-2007
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| Jan
16th The Moonlight Battle 1780 17th The Battle of Corunna and the Evacuation of the Army 1809 19th The Taking of Cuidad Rodrigo 1812 23rd The Battle of the Dogger Bank 1915 Feb 7th Victory at Beda Fomm 1941 12th The Battle of the Herrings 1429 14th The Battle of St.Vincent 1797 20th The Battle of Portland 1653 27th The Battle of Orthez 1814 March 5th The Battle of Borrosa 1811 6th The Battle of St.James 1426 10th The Battle of Marbella 1705 21st The Battle of Aboukir 1801 27th The Turning of the Mareth Line 1943 24th The Crossing of the Rhine 1945 28th The Battle of Matapan 1941 |
April 2nd The Battle of Copenhagen 1801 3rd The Battle of Navarette 1367 The Battle of Sabugal 1811 6th The Taking of Badajoz 1812 10th The Investment of Toulouse 1814 11th The Naval Action in Aix Roads 1809 12th The Battle of the Saints 1782 19th The Singeing of the King of Spain’s Beard 1587 23rd St.Georges Day May 3rd The first Battle of Finisterre 1749 5th The Battle of Fuentes de Onoro 1811 6th The Breakthrough at the Medjerda Valley 1943 8th V.E. Day 1945 16th The Battle of Albuera 1811 17th The Battle of Monte Cassino 1944 18th The Conquest of Italian East Africa 1941 19th The Battle of Barfleur-La Hogue 1692 23rd The Battle of Ramillies 1706 20th The Siege of Acre 1799 24th Empire Day 28th The Sinking of the Bismark 1941 29th Oakapple Day 1660 31st The Battle of Jutland 1916 |
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June
1st The Glorious First of June 1794
2nd The Deliverance at Dunkirk 1940
3rd The Battle of the Gabbard Bank 1653
The Battle of Lowestoft 1665
17th Cornwallis’s Retreat 1795
18th The Battle of Waterloo 1815
21st The Battle of Vitoria 1813
24th The Battle of Sluys 1340
28th The Battle of Dettingen 1743
July
2nd The Storming of the Schellenberg 1704
3rd The Seizure and Destruction of the French Fleet 1940
4th The Battle of Maida 1806
11th The Battle of Oudenarde 1708
14th The Surrender of Lebanon and Syria 1941
22nd The Battle of Salamanca 1812
23rd The Battle of Garcia Hernandez 1812
24th The Taking of Gibralter 1704
25th The Battle of the North Foreland 1666
28th The Battle of Talavera 1809
The Battle of Sorauren 1813
29th The Defeat of the Spanish Armada 1588
31st The Battle of the Texel 1653
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John Taylor spent over 40 years at the Parliamentary and Local Government Bar as a QC in many of the famous cases of the era after studying at Cambridge and Harvard. An active life has included 20 years hunting with the Grafton and Bicester Hunts and his yacht, Advocate, was the overall winner at the Cowes Regatta in 1991.
He has twice stood for Parliament. He now lives an active retirement in Bedfordshire writing and overseeing his garden and collection of trees.
| August
1st The Battle of Minden 1759 The Battle of the Nile 1798 11th The Capture of Havana 1762 The Battle of Passaro 1718 13th The Battle of Blenheim 1704 14th The Battle of Malaga 1704 15th V J Day 1945 16th The Conquest of Sicily 1943 17th The Battle of Verneuil 1424 The Battle of Rolica 1808 18th The Battle of Lagos 1759 20th The Battle of Normandy 1944 21st The Battle of Vimiero 1808 26th The Battle of Crecy 1346 September 7th The Taking of Copenhagen 1807 8th The Taking of St Sebastian 1813 11th The Battle of Malplaquet 1709 15th Battle of Britain Day 1940 (Celebrated on the nearest Sunday) 18th The Surrender of Québec 1759 19th The Battle of Poitiers 1356 22nd The Surrender of Harfleur 1415 27th The Battle of Bussaco 1810 28th The Battle of the Kentish Knock 1652 |
October
3rd The Capture of Barcelona 1705 6th The Capture of Manila 1762 7th The Crossing of the River Bidassoa 1813 11th The Battle of Camperdown 1797 12th The Battle of Vigo Bay 1702 14th The Second Battle of Finisterre 1749 21st The Battle of Trafalgar 1805 25th The Battle of Agincourt 1405 28th The Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos 1811 November 4th The Battle of El Alamein 1942 10th The Battle of Nivelle 1813 11th Armistice Day 1918 The Destruction of the Italian Fleet at Taranto 1940 20th The Battle of Quiberon Bay 1759 December 8th The Battle of the Falkland Isles 1914 10th The Relief of Tobruk 1941 15th The Battle of Sidi Barrani 1940 17th The Sinking of the Admiral Graf Spee 1939
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