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Who were the British in the American revolution?

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Among combattants--soldiers who actually took part in the fighting--there were:

- British regular army (commonly referred to as "Redcoats");

- Loyalist militias composed of people living in the American colonies but wishing to remain British subjects;

- Hessian (German) mercenaries hired to fight on behalf of the British.

Among civilians, there were some who supported the King and some who supported the revolution.

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