la garde nationale, ' the citizen militia

13 —tricolore. La Fayette gave thèse colours to the garde nationale.

The red and blue were the colours of the city of Paris, and the

white that of the royal House of France. The tricolore has

become the national colours of France.

15— l'oriflamme. The royal standard of France. Originally a small

flag of red (or reddish orange) silk which the eariy kings of France.

on going to war, used to receive at the hands of the Abbot of St.

Denis, where, according to tradition, it had been brought by au

angel

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85. i6— quatre-vingt-trois bannières. L Assemblée Constituante

had formed 83 departnients out of the ancient provinces of France.