Cna I ask if the Dutch Footguards carried 2 'regimental' colours with the 2nd and subsequent battalions?
Theo,
Possibly: yes. At the moment, Motorway and myself are analysing the colours system used by the only other Dutch multi-battalion (elite) regiment at the time, Nassau-Friesland. Based on the research by Dr. de Wilde, Jean Belaubre and Hoynck van Papendrecht, it seems that the second battalion carried a less ornate / elaborate colour than the first battalion, designating its lesser status. The same principle MAY have been used by the Garde te Voet battalions.
BTW, although lovely made, the Nassau-Friesland colours provided by Flags of War are incorrect.