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The term Redcoat described the red uniforms worn by the majority of soldiers of the British Army. From the 17th to the early 20th century, a scarlet coat was a standard part of the uniform for most British soldiers.
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∙ 10y ago
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∙ 11y agoSome members do, on ceremonial occasions. If you have ever seen the "changing of the guard" at Buckingham Palace, the guards wear red coats and tall bearskin hats. The British Army has several regiments with a proud history going back several hundred years, and a few of these (or a portion of them) are assigned to more or less permanent duty for ceremonies and parades in London, where they wear the traditional regimental uniform, many of which feature the red coat. Each regiment had at one time a different prescribed dress uniform. Long ago a knowledgeable person could tell at a glance to what unit a man belonged, just by his uniform. Today, when in the field, the British Army wears field dress or camouflage, just like every other army, and wore this type of battle dress through both world wars.
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∙ 12y agoIn the American Revolution and Napoleon wars, yes.
After 1800 the Uniform was ceased, which lead to the Brodie Helmet for WWI and II, which lead to today's military headware.
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What is another name for Red Coats British Army?
Lobsterbacks
What is difference between the Red Coats and the Continental Army?
the red coats were british and fought against america
What was another name for the men who fought in the British army?
In the revolutionary war, soldiers of the British Army were called Red-Coats.
What was the name of the British army in World War 1?
Red Coats
What did the red coats wear durning the American revolutionary war?
Red Coats were the soldiers sent by the British king to control the colonists, who used this term for them because their coats were red. It was the Red Coats that the Americans fought against in the Revolutionary War.
British were called red?
The British Army wore red uniforms which earned them the nickname "Red Coats"
Was red coats a name for British solders?
Yes because the british army uniform was a red coat.
What was the American army's nickname for British soldiers in the gulf war?
the red coats
What was the British Army size during revolutionary war?
lobsterbacksBenedict ArnoldThe Red Coats
Who were the redcoats fighting for?
The people that fought the Red Coats were the rebels. The Red Coats were the British soldiers that wore scarlet coats, while the Rebels or Patriots were American soldiers that wore blue coats.
Was it a mistake for the british to use mercanarys to help them fight in the war why or why not?
NO!!! The British still employ/use mercenaries today. They are the Ghurka Regiment of the British Army. In formal legalistic terms they are mercenaries.
Who were the blue coats in the civil war?
the redcoats where the people that fought in the british army and war The red coats are the british army and the blue coats were the colonists( not all colonists wear blue; the few 'good' soldiers they had did.), then later the white coats came to help the blue coats as alliances. the white coats (french) also brought supplies for the blue coats (colonists) who were leaded by george washington. :)
