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What is the name for regular british soldiers?

Lobsterbacks.


What is another name for Red Coats British Army?

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What is the nickname for British soldiers?

another name for the british are lobsterbacks and redcoats


Name for british loyalists during the revolutionary war?

Redcoats or Lobsterbacks


What was another name for british soldiers other than redcoats?

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Did Boston have lobsterbacks?

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Where did the name 'lobsterbacks' come from?

The term "lobsterbacks" originated during the American Revolutionary War as a derogatory nickname for British soldiers due to their red coats and the resemblance of their puffed sleeves to the shape of a lobster's tail. The nickname was used by American colonists who opposed British rule.


Is there a difference between redcoats and lobsterbacks?

Nope. These were two names for the British army. One was to refer to them (redcoats), the other was sort of a taunting nickname (lobsterbacks).


Who were the redcoats or also called lobsterbacks?

they were the Loyalists. the Patriots wore blue at the time


Did the lobsterbacks win the Revolutionary War?

no the lobsterback did not win the war theBritish king sent them to make sure they wouldn't go to the land what thirteen colionts so we wanted the war so we can go to the land and we won the lobsterbacks lost


Colonist refer to the British soldiers as what?

"Redcoats" or by the rebels they were called "lobsterbacks." also 'bloodybacks'


American nickname for the British troops because of the color of their uniforms?

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