So I know this thread is more for posting flag content than asking flag questions but IDK where else to ask.
If anyone here is familiar with the Balkans in the 1800s, perhaps you can help.
I've been reading about the first Serbian uprising lately for something I'm working on and I keep finding references to Voivode Flags (Vojvodske Zastave) used by the Vojvode (marshals/generals), of the revolutionary army. I have heard them described as "primarily red and white", I assume they are used to denote units commanded by a particular Vojvoda, but I have found little about them. I've seen people refer to the famous red flag with the coat of arms* as a Voivode Flag, as well as to the small flags featured on the coat of arms with the white cross on a red field. Does anyone know what these Voivode Flags actually were, how they worked, and which flags are Voivode Flags as opposed to regular rebel flags?
I'm waiting for a book on the uprising to come in so perhaps it will discuss this but I doubt it will focus that much on symbols like flags and heraldry.
*This flag: