One of the most ethnically diverse units of the Continental Army carried this small flag, or standard.     

Pulaski’s Legion, named for its Polish commanding officer Casimir Pulaski, included American, British, Irish, French, Polish, and Hungarian men in its ranks. Pulaski was one of the few foreign volunteers, out of the dozens who offered their services to the United States, who received a commission in the Continental Army. By 1778, Pulaski was regarded as one of the best cavalry leaders in the army. That year, Pulaski received permission from Congress to raise his own legion, a mix of cavalry and infantry.     

According to tradition, the Moravian Single Sisters (a community of unmarried women) of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, made this standard. Double sided, this flag features a large “US” surrounded by the Latin phrase “Unita Virtus Forcior" (United Valor is Greater). Four flaming bombs mark each corner. The reverse carries an all-seeing eye (representing God) encased by the words Latin words “Non Alius Regit" (No Other Governs).  

Under Pulaski’s command, the regiment’s top officers were Hungarian and French. Hungarian cavalryman Mihály Kováts de Fabriczy was Pulaski’s second in command. Kováts, however, was killed in a battle near Charleston, South Carolina, in 1779. Frenchman Charles Armand Tuffin, Marquis de la Rouërie, replaced Pulaski as the commander of the legion following the latter’s death at the Battle of Savannah in 1779.  

One of the most ethnically diverse units of the Continental Army carried this small flag, or standard.     

Pulaski’s Legion, named for its Polish commanding officer Casimir Pulaski, included American, British, Irish, French, Polish, and Hungarian men in its ranks. Pulaski was one of the few foreign volunteers, out of the dozens who offered their services to the United States, who received a commission in the Continental Army. By 1778, Pulaski was regarded as one of the best cavalry leaders in the army. That year, Pulaski received permission from Congress to raise his own legion, a mix of cavalry and infantry.     

According to tradition, the Moravian Single Sisters (a community of unmarried women) of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, made this standard. Double sided, this flag features a large “US” surrounded by the Latin phrase “Unita Virtus Forcior" (United Valor is Greater). Four flaming bombs mark each corner. The reverse carries an all-seeing eye (representing God) encased by the words Latin words “Non Alius Regit" (No Other Governs).  

Under Pulaski’s command, the regiment’s top officers were Hungarian and French. Hungarian cavalryman Mihály Kováts de Fabriczy was Pulaski’s second in command. Kováts, however, was killed in a battle near Charleston, South Carolina, in 1779. Frenchman Charles Armand Tuffin, Marquis de la Rouërie, replaced Pulaski as the commander of the legion following the latter’s death at the Battle of Savannah in 1779.