Up to now, every country in the world, even small regions, has a flag specifically representing itself as a symbol and sign. The oldest national flag in the world can be traced back to Denmark in the 13th century, and it is handed down in AD In 1219, the Danish king led his army to fight in Estonia. When the war was anxious, a flag with white and red letters fell from the sky, which greatly boosted the morale of the people and won the victory of the war. This is the origin of the Danish flag today. . Most national flags of
are composed of simple colors and lines. Firstly, they are easy to make, and secondly, they can improve recognition. Have you ever heard of countries that use white flags as their national flags?
It is well known that the white flag is bright in color, and in the international arena, it is often used as a symbol of surrender and renunciation of resistance. For example, in the Battle of Berlin in 1945, the German officer who decided to lead his army to surrender was walking towards the Soviet Union holding the white flag. However, in the world, there is really such a country that has used a white flag as its national flag. It has been used for hundreds of years and is now one of the European powers, this is France. What exactly happened?
At the end of the 15th century, with the last few aristocratic territories, Burgundy and Picardy merged into the territory of the Kingdom of France, a France that is almost the same as modern France is gradually taking shape.
At this time, the French did not have much national flag consciousness, but the white flag became the most favorite symbol used by the Bourbon royal family when they traveled. It symbolized the sacredness of the king. After that, the Royal French Navy also began to fly the white flag to show allegiance to the royal family. During this period, France also banned civilian merchant ships from flying the white flag, which gave the white flag political significance for the first time. After 1775, during the American War of Independence, the French fleet that supported the American War of Independence also hoisted the white flag and made a logo.
However, for the Bourbon dynasty, in addition to white symbolizing France, they also used royal patterns and blue irises as the royal logo, and this is also another representative flag of France.
Of course, the first official national flag of France appeared in 1789. King Louis XV and the successor Louis XVI were unable to control the country. The French Revolution officially broke out. Angry Parisians took to the streets with blue, white and red. Three colors are used as the team flag, among which white represents the king, red and blue represent the country and the people. In 1794, the tricolor flag was confirmed as the national flag of the First French Republic.
However, the new French Republic is not stable. It has gone through the restoration era of Napoleon and Bourbon, and the flag has been constantly changed. During the restoration of Bourbon, the royal family initially used the blue iris flag as the national flag. From the common people to the government, they think that this flag is really complicated. Many French people who go out still use the white flag as their own expression. In 1814, the government officially decided to use the white flag as the national flag.
As a result, in 1815, Napoleon restored and restored the tricolor flag as the national flag. Within a few months, it was overthrown again by the Anti-French League. The dispute over the French flag continued until 1830, when the French July Revolution overthrew the reigning Charles. In the tenth century, the controversy over the national flag came to an end. A large number of French people ended the history of using the white flag as the national flag for hundreds of years.
After that, although France experienced World War I and World War II, and reorganized the republic several times, the tricolor as the national flag remained basically unchanged. For example, Charles de Gaulle gradually exiled the government to free France, and it was just a cross on the tricolor flag. , The simple three-color, has also become the most common appearance in France today.
