The British Army wore red uniforms which earned them the nickname "Red Coats"
The colonists called the British soldiers Red Coats. This is because of the uniforms they wore, which were red. The British called the colonists Yankees.
British soldiers were called Red Coats by the Bostonians. They were also called Red Coats by most other people who were not loyal to the British Crown.
British soldiers were called lobsterbacks don't forget red skins!
Americans called the British "Red Coats" or "Regulars" during the American Revolution.
The British soldiers were (aptly enough) called "redcoats".
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they're called the red coats and they were the British. i think.
i believe they called them lobsterbacks mainly because of the red coats that they wore.
there is a British squirrel called the red squirrel, it is native only to Great Britain.
The people of Boston (Aka the Patriots) had some pretty mean names for the British soldiers. They were called Redcoats due to their red uniforms, and Lobseterbacks because back then everyone hated lobsters and the uniforms were red. They also called them Regulars, Kings men, and other names still around today.
They were called 'redcoats' becauseof their red tunics.