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In 1811, during its formation from garrison units, the Orlovskiy Infantry regiment received one banner each from the Kiev, Ochakov and Kherson garrisons all Model 1800. These Model 1800 banners were from regiments in the Ukraine and Crimea Inspectorates, which received one banner with a white cross and corners half yellow and half white (called "white") and for the other banners a white cross on a yellow cross, and white corners (called "colored").
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There is a question if any of the three banners were "white", or if all three were color.
30 August 1800 In the Ukraine Inspectorate, 20 banners (Model 1800) were issued to Major General Masse's Garrison regiment (Kiev and Kherson garrisons).
5 July 1801 From Major General Masse's Garrison regiment Regiment, two battalions were designated the Khersonskiy Garrison regiment and the other two battalions were designated the Kievskiy Garrison regiment.
21 March 1802 Garrisons were ordered to keep only two flags in each battalion in first battalions one was white and the other colored, and in the other battalions all were colored. Kiev as the senior garrison should have kept the white banner issued to General Major Masse's (double-sized) regiment.
19 October 1810 One battalion of the Khersonskiy Garrison regiment was designated the Benderskiy Garrison batallion, leaving only one Khersonskiy Garrison battalion. The Mogilevskiy Garrison battalion was joined to the Kievskiy Garrison regiment, which was then made up of three battalions.
17 January 1811 3 companies of the Khersonskiy Garrison battalion are included in the formation of the Orlovskiy Infantry regiment, bringing a Crimea Inspectorate colored banner Model 1800. The fourth company of the Khersonskiy Garrison battalion was included in the formation of the 1st Krimskiy Garrison battalion (14 March 1811 re-named Khersonskiy Garrison battalion)
17 January 1811 6 companies of the Kievskiy Garrison regiment are included in the formation of the Orlovskiy Infantry regiment, likely bringing a Crimea Inspectorate white banner Model 1800 (but possibly another color banner). For the remainder of the Kievskiy Garrison regiment, 3 companies were included in the formation of the Penzenskiy Infantry regiment and 3 companies were included in the Kievskiy Provincial Security battalion.
26 December 1800 In the Crimea Inspectorate, twenty banners (Model 1800) were issued to Colonel Koshelev's Garrison regiment (Akhtiar, Nikolaev and Perekop garrisons).
17 April 1801 Colonel Koshelev's Garrison regiment was re-named Major General Prince Vyazemskii's Garrison regiment.
5 July 1801 From Major General Prince Vyazemskii's Garrison regiment, one battalion was designated as the Ochakovskiy Garrison battalion (the others formed the Akhtiarskiy Garrison regiment of two battalions and the Perekopskiy Garrison batallion). Akhtiar was the old name for Sevastopol.
21 March 1802 Garrisons were ordered to keep only two flags in each battalion in first battalions one was white and the other colored, and in the other battalions all were colored. The white banner given to Colonel Koshelev's (double-sized) regiment would have stayed with the Akhtiar Garrison regiment.
17 January 1811 3 companies of the Ochakovskiy Garrison battalion are included in the formation of the Orlovskiy Infantry regiment, bringing a Crimea Inspectorate colored banner Model 1800. The fourth company of the Ochakovskiy Garrison battalion was included in the Voronezhskiy Provincial Security battalion.
The garrison flags were on coffee-colored flag-poles. Upon formation, the Orlovskiy Infantry regiment would have been entitled to straw-yellow woodwork, including flag-poles.
In 1815, the Orlovskiy Infantry regiment was presented with three St. George banners (Model 1803) with the inscription : "Въ воздаянiе отличныхъ подвиговъ, оказанныхъ въ сраженiяхъ 1814 года: Января 17-го дня при Брiеннъ-Лешато и 20-го при селенiи Ла-Ротiеръ" ("Reward for excellent feats performed in the battles of 1814: January 17th day at Brienne-Leshato and 20th day at the village of La Rotier".) The crosses green, the corners white.
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In 1816, the Orlovskiy Infantry Regiment was given three St. George banners (Model 1816) without inscriptions. The crosses green, the corners white. These banners were issued in exchange for the former garrison banners, in respect of the exploits of the regiment at Dashkovka and Saltanovka in 1812.
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Sources ….
A. Viskovatov
V. Zvegintsov
PSZRI 23.382 (1808)
PSZRI 24.506 (1811)
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Johathan Gingerich
Excellent stuff Alexandre!
The new regiments were ordered to take the flags in the best condition from the arsenals so it's possible there was a certain amount of horse trading. Zveguintzow claims there was only one flag per battalion, but I've found no basis for that assertion. The 1800 pattern appears to have been issued with brown staffs and staffs do not seem to have been repainted during the era.
JG
and Aφexandre again
"Zveguintzow claims there was only one flag per battalion, but I've found no basis" nor I but I felt I should report what this (reasonably) reliable sourrce had said. Perhaps some support to this would be the way the banners of 1815 and 186 were awarded : in threes. Logically, with many regiments being created, there might have been some concern that enough banners in good condition could be found.
Also to be considered are the 1813/1814 instructions regiments to carry only one color banner when on campaign outside of Russia, poorly footnoted by Viskovatov. Is there any other evidence of this practice?
"issued with brown staffs and staffs do not seem to have been repainted" yes, that is why I wrote the "entitled to straw-yellow woodwork"
Cyrillic Russian had several alphabet evolutions and reforms prior to 1917. A summary : link