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British soldiers were called Lobsterbacks because of their red uniform coats. Colonial soldiers (technically, not soldiers, but militia) were called Minute Men bacuse they could be ready for action on a minute's notice.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 9y agoRedcoats was the name the people of Boston gave to the British soldiers. This is because the British uniform tops were red.
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∙ 6y agoThe colonists in Boston called them the red coats.
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∙ 15y agoLimeys. Lime was issued to British sailors to combat scurvy. Or Redcoats/Lobsterbacks when the British Army wore red uniforms. Tommies. Squaddies.
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What nickname was given to the US infantrymen during World War 1?
British soldiers who fought the colonists in the American Revolution were called, at the time, by various nicknames, including: * King's men * Regulars * Lobsterbacks Later writings also referred to these soldiers as Redcoats.
What did colonists call British Soldiers?
The British soldiers were (aptly enough) called "redcoats".
Colonist were punished by having to British soldiers?
Blockade them!
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In war, enemy soldiers are given nicknames. Graybacks was the Union nickname for Confederate soldiers because of their gray uniforms, just as British soldiers were called redcoats because of their red uniforms.
Act that allowed british soldiers to stay in homes?
It was the Quartering act made by the british soldiers. It allowed them to stay in your home and eat your food without payment.
The nickname for british soldiers was?
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The nickname of the british soldiers?
lobsters
What is the nickname for British soldiers?
another name for the british are lobsterbacks and redcoats
What was a nickname for the British soldiers?
Lobster Backs and Redcoats.
What was the nickname patriots called the British soldiers?
Redcoats :)
What are some nicknames that they called the British soldiers?
Redcoats was one nickname.
What was the American army's nickname for British soldiers in the gulf war?
the red coats
What was the nickname of British soldiers during the French and Indian War?
Lobster Backs was the nickname for a British soldier during the French and Indian War because the British soldiers war red coats.
What was the nickname given to the british soldiers during World War 1?
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Nickname given British soldiers during Revolutionary War bright uniforms?
Red Coats.
What colour coats do British soldiers wear?
They used to wear red coats - hence their nickname Redcoats.
Who were tommies World War 1?
Tommies were British soldiers, it was a nickname similar to GI for American troops.
