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:[https://archive.org/details/flagsofourfighti00johniala/page/n7 ''The Flags of our Fighting Army, including Standards, Guidons, Colours and Drum Banners''] by Stanley C Johnson 1918 Archive.org. [https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56830 Gutenberg.org version] where the images have been enlarged. The Preface refers to a previous book whose full title is ''The Standards and Colours of the Army from the Restoration, 1661, to the introduction of the Territorial System, 1881'' by SM Milne 1893 (available at the British Library UIN: BLL01002500364 ) stating "Students of Army Flags should consult this book whenever possible"; also ''Rank and Badges, precedence, salutes, colours, and small arms, in Her Majesty's Army and Navy and Auxiliary Forces'' by Ottley Lane Perry 1887, (available at the BL UIN: BLL01002877261).
*''The British Army and Auxiliary Forces'' by Colonel C. Cooper-King, late Professor of Tactics, Royal Military College 1893. [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b84273974/f11.image Volume I], [http://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b84274057/f13.image Volume II] With 132 Illustrations. Gallica gallica.bnf.fr. Catalogued with the subject category "costume militaire", military uniforms.
:[https://archive.org/details/britishmilitaryu00lave ''British Military Uniforms''] by James Laver 1948. A short general history with 24 coloured plates, 20 of which are dated before 1850. James Laver was Keeper of the Departments of Prints and Drawings and of Paintings at the Victoria and Albert Museum from 1938 until 1959. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.
:[https://archive.org/details/britishmilitaryu00carm/page/n7 ''British Military Uniforms from Contemporary Pictures: Henry VII to the present day''] by W Y Carman 1957. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library
:[https://archive.org/details/richardsimkinsun00carm_0/page/n5 ''Richard Simkin's Uniforms of the British Army. Infantry, Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and other Corps''] by W. Y. Carman. From the collection of Captain K J Douglas-Morris RN. 1985. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Simkin Richard Simkin] (1850–1926) Wikipedia
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