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from <w3.swi.hu>,
located by Istvan Molnar, 16 July 2000
by István Molnár, 19 June 2001
I don't know if this flag was used. This is a flag of the
Independece War 1848-1849.
"85 Honve'd
Za'szlo'ally" means "85th Battalion of
the Hungarian Army"
"E'llyen a Fu:ggetlen Magyarhon Szabadsa'ga" means
"Live the Freedom of the Independent Hungary"
István Molnár, 16 July 2000
Description From 'National Relics - A History of the War
Banners of the Hungarian: Revolution and War of Independence
1848-1849. Atlantic Studies on Society in Change No. 115.':
"FRAGMENT OF THE BANNER OF THE 85TH HONVÉD BATTALION
The fragmented central parts of the front sheet of the banner. In
the middle of the fragment there is the Baroque smaller coat of
arms (the so-called Kossuth arms) without the crown and under it
an inscription '1849/Junius 1 Napján' (on 1 June, 1849). The
coat of arms and the inscription are bordered by a wreath of
wheat ears and bunches of grapes held together by a bow of blue
ribbon. The inscription above the wreath reads '85 Honvéd
Zászlóally' (85th honvéd battalion) and the one under it reads
'Éllyen a Független Magyarhon Szabadsága' (Long live the
liberty of independent Hungary), embroidered in red. As indicated
by its symbols, the banner must have belonged to an agricultural
associationand must have been transformed into a honvéd war
banner by the lady donating it. It was consecrated on June 1,
1849. After the suppression of the wa
