Cambridge Flag

Highlights Cambridge Flag History Flag Names: Grand Union Flag, Cambridge Flag, Continental Colors, Congress Flag, First Navy EnsignAdopted: December 3, 1775Relinquished: June 14, 1777Cambridge Flag Design: Thirteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, the British Union Flag The Cambridge Flag The origin of the first flag, which was distinctively colonial, is clouded with uncertainty. A great deal has been published in newspapers, magazines, and books concerning the flag, but much of what has been said is indifferent and is tradition rather than history. When Congress was in session in Philadelphia in September 1775, it was asked to consider many pressing questions raised by General Washington, who was then at army headquarters at Cambridge. The Continental Congress did not count itself competent to legislate wisely on army affairs without a clearer understanding of the wishes and opinions of the commander-in-chief. To reach an intelligent consideration of all m