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No. armorial banners were not used on the battlefield in the 18th century British Army. This banner was most likely produced either in connection with the conferral of Sir William's knighthood (see the similar banners that hang today in the chapels of the various orders of knighthood, such as those of the Knights of the Garter at St. George's Chapel, Windsor), or as part of the heraldic display at his funeral.
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