Every nation has its own color.
Eddie B
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In a lot of historical (war)games you see that certain nations will (almost) always be represented by the same colors. Here are the ones I know, but please feel free to add. A little historical information or a good guess would be appreciated.
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Eddie B
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Russia (not Prussia) is green.
I have no idea why Russia is green.
Could this be a reason ???:
In historical atlases published in Germany, light blue is traditionally used as a color to represent Germany, as opposed to pink for England, purple for France, and light green for Russia.
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Eddie B
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The United Provinces, or Holland, or The Netherlands are represented by orange.
Orange is the color of the Dutch Royal Family. The lineage of the current dynasty -- the House of Oranje-Nassau -- dates back to Willem van Oranje (William of Orange). But while the color orange has royal roots in the Netherlands, today it symbolizes a broader pride in the country and in being Dutch.
Occasionally you will see a Dutch flag (red, white and blue) with an orange banner on the top. The original Dutch flag (AKA Prince's flag) was orange, white and blue (and the basis for the old South African flag and the flag of New York City) but apparently they changed the orange to red. One of the reasons might be that it was hard to see orange on the ocean and the Dutch being a seafaring nation changed it to red.
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Eddie B
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Austria is white.
I can't really find a reason. I know their flag is red-white-red. Does anybody know why the Austrian Empire is usually represented by white?
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Eddie B
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Normally it seems that Prussia, and later Germany, are represented by black.
I don't know the exact reason but my guess is:
The schwarz-weiß-rot (black-white-red) German imperial flag was adopted by the North German Confederation in 1867, as a combination of the black-white of Prussia and the red-white of the Hanseatic League and/or of Brandenburg. In 1871 it was adopted as merchant flag for the German Empire, and in 1892 promoted to national flag.
And the Iron cross being black:
The Iron Cross was a Prussian order first established by King Frederick William III on 10th March 1813 for military valour or patriotic service in the 1813-15 war against Napoleon. It was revived in 1871 for the Franco-Prussian war and in 1914 for the First World War. It was also revived as a German order in 1939 by Hitler. Except for the formal meaning, there is no official significance, although it may have been inspired to some degree by the cross of the Teutonic Knights which is superficially similar.
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Eddie B
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England plays with red.
Because the English Flag is Based on the Genoan Flag
* The original St. George's flag, a red cross on a white field , was adopted by the Republic of Genoa in 1099, after the first crusade.
* Then, it was adopted by England and the City of London, in 1190, for use on their ships entering the Mediterranean Sea to benefit from the protection of the Geonoese fleet.
* The English Monarch paid an annual tribute to the Doge of Genoa for this privilege.
* Since then, that flag remains as both Genoa's & England's flag.
Because the Patron Saint of England is St George
The Flag of England White with a Red Cross on it, because the Patron Saint of England is St George
England is represented by the flag of St. George
* England is represented by the flag of St. George. England's flag has a white background with a red cross through it. (To me, it looks it the Red Cross symbol.)
* The flag consists of 3 heraldic crosses. It was Richard I (Richard The Lion Heart) of England who introduced the Cross of St. George, in 1194 A.D.
* The reason why it is white with a red cross through it is because that was St. George's emblem.
* The King's soldiers wore it on their tunics during war so that they didn't kill, or be killed by, their own men.
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Eddie B
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The French player plays with blue.
It probably has to do with the fact that the Île-de-France coat of arms is blue with yellow fleur-de-lis.
Île-de-France is one of the ancient provinces of France, and the one that has been the centre of power during most of French history. It is centred on Paris. Today, the territory of the province of Île-de-France is divided between the Île-de-France région and the Picardie région.
The name first appears in 1387, replacing the older "Pays de France" when the word pays began to refer to a nation, rather than to a region or area. The name "Île-de-France" (literally "Island of France") comes from the rivers Seine, Marne, Oise, and Beuvronne by which the area is surrounded like an island.
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Posted Fri Jul 25, 2008 4:50 pm
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Britain/England = Red
France = Blue
Spain = Yellow
Russia = Green
Prussia = Black or Grey
Austria = Grey or White
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