I have a colorpicture of a painting of a Lancer of the Fifth Regiment and the on it Pennant is red and white. It's in a very good and accurate Belgian book on Napoleonic uniforms so I have no reason to doubt it. From: Alfons Libert ------------------------- Several books on French cavalry all note that the lance penant for ALL French lancer regiments are the same color; but for the life of me I can't remember if its red over white or white over red (I'm at work, books are at home). I AM SURE of the two colors though. John W. Holtz, Assoc. Professor EMAIL: holtz.john@uis.edu ------------------------- Polish Gd........red over white Gd Lancer.......crimson /white Dutch Lancers.....white/scarlet Lancers of Berg...amaranth/white Lithuanian Tartars....red/green & red/white (from 1813 crimson/white) Eclaireurs rgt's.......crimson/white Lanciers-Gendarmes....red/white Chevaulegers.........1 through 6...crimson/white 7 through 9...white/crimson 30th Chasseurs(Hamburg Lancers)...plain buff 31st Chasseurs........white/buff Vistula Legion........white/crimson From: Ken Bunger Source:Fr. David Drake-Brockman, Lancer Pennons (The Flag Bulletin XXIV:1/109) The Flag Research Center, Winchester MA 1985. ---- Polish Light Horse of the Line: Dark Red over White Off Yellow over White Orange? (may be the age of the book) over White White over Bright Red White over Dark Red Polish Light Horse Lanciers of the Guarde: Dark Red over White French Light Horse Lanciers of the Line: Bright Red over White Lanciers of the Vistula: Orange over Orange (again...may be the age of the book) Dutch Light Horse Lancers of the Guarde: White over Bright Red Light Horse Lanciers of Berg: Mid Red (not bright/not real dark) over White The author does not give regimental distinctions in his book...I'll pull out my other Bukhari book (Osprey compendum...hmmm) "Napoleon's Cavalry" and try to tie this reference together. 
Steve Miller pilum40@onramp.net
Almark publication "French Lancers"by Nigel de 
Lee, illustrated by Emir Bukhari Nations in Arms 1800-1815, 1976.
ISBN number: 0 85524 256 6