Colour of the 6th Infantry Regiment 'Málaga' 1810-1812 (Spain)

Royal Decree on Flags of 24 March 1809

Last modified: 2025-09-27 by olivier touzeau
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1:1 | 1.2 × 1.2 m
image by Sergio Camero

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See also:

• Kingdom of Spain (1808-1813)
• Military Flags 1701-1843 (Spain)
• Spain: Historical flags
• Spain

Other sites:

• Banderas Militares (Military Flags, Spanish text only) image by Sergio Camero:
  • Período Borbones hasta Guerra de la Independencia (The Bourbons until the War of Independence i.e. 1701-1812)

Description

This is the Colour of the 6th Regiment of Infantry Málaga, of Joseph Napoleon's I army (1810-1812). This flag was regulated by Decree of Joseph Napoleon I of 24 March 1809. The mast measured 2 m and the cloth was square with 1.2 m sides. The coat-of-arms was a modified version of the former (Bourbon) arms, including new quarters for Navarre and the Indies (America), an inescutcheon with the French Napoleonic imperial arms and the collar of the Order of Spain around the shield. Source: Manzano 1997 [mzn97].

Sergio Camero, 10 Nov 2001

Original image of the flag: Museo naval, Centro virtual Cervantes.  

Olivier Touzeau, 22 September 2025