white cockade

[DWFII]

Glen,

Thank you for the link. It's a bit big though isn't it? I really don't know...?

And I'm also wondering if it would be appropriate to wear a French cockade on a bonnet...although, now that I think about it, what with Tearlach's connections to France and all, it might be the very thing.

Still I am having a hard time imagining a 4.5" cockade on a blue bonnet.

[macwilkin]

Glen,

Thank you for the link. It's a bit big though isn't it? I really don't know...?

And I'm also wondering if it would be appropriate to wear a French cockade on a bonnet...although, now that I think about it, what with Tearlach's connections to France and all, it might be the very thing.

Still I am having a hard time imagining a 4.5" cockade on a blue bonnet.

Just a minor point of clarification: a white cockade on a Scots bonnet does not signify loyalty to France, but rather loyalty to the exiled Stuarts. The white cockade was a Jacobite symbol as well as being worn by French troops, including a number of Scots who served with the French Army.

Regards,

Todd

[DWFII]

Just a minor point of clarification: a white cockade on a Scots bonnet does not signify loyalty to France, but rather loyalty to the exiled Stuarts. The white cockade was a Jacobite symbol as well as being worn by French troops, including a number of Scots who served with the French Army.

Regards,

Todd

I understand. The cockade that Glen linked to was being sold as "French, White Loyalist." I mentioned Prince Charlie's ties to the French royal family thinking that because of that association, if there wasn't something cross-cultural going on there, it was still the Jacobite white.

Thanks for the clarification however. Anyone who cares to link to the cockade that Glen referenced and wants to comment on its suitability for use on a Scots blue bonnet, either in the 4.5" or the 3" size, I would appreciate whatever information you can give me.

[O'Callaghan]

In the Irish rebellion of 1798, the French handed out green cockades to be worn by the rebels. And people wonder why the English and the French don't like eachother? Actually, the French army were led by Napper Tandy, who they had commissioned as a general, and all they did was hand out green cockades and then retreat, LOL!

[sirdaniel1975]

Try "Just Two Tailors" cockades

go about a 1/4 of the way down the page.

[BoldHighlander]

Try "Just Two Tailors" cockades

go about a 1/4 of the way down the page.

Thanks Daniel -- that style is perfect for a badge backing on the bonnet of the 84th Royal Highland Emigrants!