The US flag incorporates and has developed from the Union flag
I'm not sure what you mean by 'special name', but the official name for the British flag is: Union Jack
Union Flag, or more casually the Union Jack
The Union Flag is red, white and blue.
The Union Jack is the flag flown at the bow of a Royal Navy ship. The Union Flag is the flag of Great Britain.
Yes it is called the union jack
The Australian flag has the union flag in the top left because Australia used to be part of the British empire. There are actually many flags with the union flag in the top left. Any place that was part of the British empire when it developed its flag will have the union flag in the top left.
the is one star for each union on the flag
The Union Jack is let to fly on the ships also on sea but the Union Flag is let to fly on Land. That is the difference between the two two flags. Hope this Helps. :) The Union Jack was never called the union flag, The Union Jack was the flag of England
The Irish flag does not appear in the Union flag. What is on it is St. Patrick's Cross, which partially represents Northern Ireland.The Irish flag does not appear in the Union flag. What is on it is St. Patrick's Cross, which partially represents Northern Ireland.The Irish flag does not appear in the Union flag. What is on it is St. Patrick's Cross, which partially represents Northern Ireland.The Irish flag does not appear in the Union flag. What is on it is St. Patrick's Cross, which partially represents Northern Ireland.The Irish flag does not appear in the Union flag. What is on it is St. Patrick's Cross, which partially represents Northern Ireland.The Irish flag does not appear in the Union flag. What is on it is St. Patrick's Cross, which partially represents Northern Ireland.The Irish flag does not appear in the Union flag. What is on it is St. Patrick's Cross, which partially represents Northern Ireland.The Irish flag does not appear in the Union flag. What is on it is St. Patrick's Cross, which partially represents Northern Ireland.The Irish flag does not appear in the Union flag. What is on it is St. Patrick's Cross, which partially represents Northern Ireland.The Irish flag does not appear in the Union flag. What is on it is St. Patrick's Cross, which partially represents Northern Ireland.The Irish flag does not appear in the Union flag. What is on it is St. Patrick's Cross, which partially represents Northern Ireland.
The jack refers to the jackstay of a ship, on which the Union Jack would be displayed. Strictly speaking the flag should be called the Union Flag, but Union Jack is well known. Actually, the union jack is what the flag is called out at sea, but the union flag is what they call it on land.
Captain Cook's flag was the British flag - The Queen Ann or the first union flag. It was not the Union Jack of Grate Briton