the united states flag has 13 stripes.
the united states flag has 13 stripes.
how many stripes does the united states flag have?
13
the 7th pennsylvania flag may have been one of the first american flags to feature stars and stripes, although it was a militia company's flag, not a flag of washington's army. the flag resolution of 1777 defined the official flag of the united states as having 13 stripes and 13 stars, although the specific pattern of the stars was not specified. many variations existed. the flag shown in the canton of the brandywine flag uses a 4-5-4 star pattern, and was probably patterned after a hopkinson-style united states flag.
brandywine flag
the lone star and stripes/ensign of the first texas navy/war ensign flag was widely used by both texan land and naval forces. this flag was simply the united states flag with a lone star in the canton. this flag echoes an earlier design, carried by the forces of james long in failed 1819 and 1821 attempts to separate texas from spanish control. this earlier flag was exactly the same, save for the canton having a red background rather than blue. there is evidence that the lone star and stripes was used at the battles of goliad, the alamo, and san jacinto, and the first congress of the republic of texas as convened under it in 1836. although interim president david burnet issued a decree making the lone star and stripes the first official flag of the republic of texas, it never became the legal national flag. it did remain the naval flag of texas until annexation, and was noted for being "beneficial to our [texan] navy and merchantmen" due to its resemblance to the u.s. flag. despite its unofficial status, the flag remained well known inside the region and internationally as the symbol of texas. the official blue and gold "burnett flag," on the other hand, was little known by texans, and no contemporary illustrations of it have been discovered except for on the first series 2 dollar note of the texas dollar. an 1837 chart of national flags printed in philadelphia showed the lone star and stripes as the national flag of texas, and texas senator oliver jones, who led the 1839 committee which approved the lone star flag, was unaware that the lone star and stripes was not the current official flag. later, prior to the american civil war, this flag was carried by floridian militiamen in pensacola during the seizure of u.s. property in that city.
flag of texas