The Sharpshooters
The Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry

Military flags traditionally had two purposes

• —To serve as a visible rallying point on the battlefield
• —To mark the location of the commander

In the British Army these flags took on two separate identities

Infantry Regiments  carry two flags or Colours, a Queen’s Colour and a Regimental Colour

Cavalry Regiments  carry a single flag in two forms

• —an oblong Standard for Household Cavalry and Dragoon Guards
• —a Guidon, oblong with rounded ends for Hussars, Lancers and Yeomanry

The term Guidon is derived from the French guide-homme or guide man