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| [[File:Grand Union Flag.png|125px]] ||Considered the first flag of the United States, the ''Grand Union Flag'' was in use from late 1775 until mid 1777.
| [[File:Grand Union Flag.png|125px]] ||Considered the first flag of the United States, the ''Grand Union Flag'' was in use from late 1775 until mid 1777.
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| [[File:Betsy Ross Flag.png|125px]] ||Allegedly created at the request of [[George Washington]] in June, 1776, the ''Betsy Ross'' flag has much legend instead of fact surrounding it; Ross is popularly credited with this creation of the first Stars and Stripes.
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| [[File:Bennington Flag.png|125px]] ||The ''Bennington Flag'' is associated with the Battle of Bennington, Vermont, on August 16, 1777.
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| [[File:Perry flag.png|125px]] ||During the [[War of 1812]], the American frigate [[USS Chesapeake|USS ''Chesapeake'']] fought a losing battle against the British frigate HMS ''Shannon'', and as Captain [[James Lawrence]] lay dying he uttered "fight her till she sinks, and don't give up the ship." His friend and fellow officer [[Oliver Hazard Perry]] took some of those words and had a large blue flag created in time for the [[Battle of Lake Erie]]; the ''Perry Flag'' flew over USS ''Niagara'' to victory near Put-In-Bay, Ohio in September, 1813.
| [[File:Perry flag.png|125px]] ||During the [[War of 1812]], the American frigate [[USS Chesapeake|USS ''Chesapeake'']] fought a losing battle against the British frigate HMS ''Shannon'', and as Captain [[James Lawrence]] lay dying he uttered "fight her till she sinks, and don't give up the ship." His friend and fellow officer [[Oliver Hazard Perry]] took some of those words and had a large blue flag created in time for the [[Battle of Lake Erie]]; the ''Perry Flag'' flew over USS ''Niagara'' to victory near Put-In-Bay, Ohio in September, 1813.