alleston's

Updated: August 25, 2026

This vanguard "had a red flag, with a bunch of white and green ribbons." The second company, or main battle, was led by the admiral, Richard Sawkins, who "had a red flag striped with yellow." The fifth and sixth companies, under Captain John Coxon, "had each of them a red flag." A few of Alleston's and Macket's men carried arms under Coxon in these companies.

John Masefield - On the Spanish Main: Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien.