The Flag of France
The tricolor has its origins in the flag of the city of Paris which was blue and red, with blue on the hoist side. Interestingly, at least to me, this exact flag configuration has also been attributed to the Phoenicians, whom you will recall settled in the south of France near modern day Marseilles. Perhaps there is a connection? This arrangement is also echoed in the modern flag of Haiti, which we will get to eventually. During the revolution, partisans would wear red and blue “cockades,”
