In 1865, Liu Yongfu formed a force named for one of these things that crossed into Vietnam to fight French imperialists; that army is named for a "black" one.
A group named for these objects won the Battle of Paper Bridge after its commander sent a letter goading the enemy general to fight and was mostly composed of ethnic Zhuang ("jwong"). Small examples of these things used by samurai and other Japanese troops are called sashimono. A system named for these things was supplemented by a so-called "green" corps of ethnic Han. In 1865, Liu Yongfu formed a force named for one of these things that crossed into Vietnam to fight French imperialists; that army is named for a "black" one. The system by which the Qing ("ching") dynasty organized its Manchu warriors is named for eight of these things. A sacred one of these from the Abbey of St. Denis ("san duh-NEE") became the royal French one, called the Oriflamme ("oh-ree-flahm"). For 10 points, identify these objects, which title a song that mentions "the rockets' red glare" sung before sports games.
A group named for these objects won the Battle of Paper Bridge after its commander sent a letter goading the enemy general to fight and was mostly composed of ethnic Zhuang ("jwong").
banners [or battle standards; or flags; accept Black Flag Army or Eight Banners or Star-Spangled Banner; accept any specific flags/banners] &lt;Other History&gt;