Show first color of french flag while it is not usual to associate red with the french monarchy it was really the first color of the kings flag called the it is only because red was also adopted by the english king that the french gave it up for blue it was under the blue flag that hugue nots bots came to america first as loyal subjects of the king of france however the red flag was preserved on the galleys of ow mediterranean fleet where terrible suffering was endured by the unhappy men who could not understand the injustice of the king |