They got their name because of their red coats!
Neither, "red coats" were British soldiers stationed in the colonies. They wore red coats as part of their daily uniform hence the moniker "red coats", or "lobster-backs".
The British wore their original bright red coats.
They wore red coats...
They wore coats that were red and white pants. They wore "knee-high" socks and hats. Their red coats had several buttons on them. It was from their red coats that they were given the name 'lobsterbacks' and 'redcoats'.
They got their name because of their red coats!
Neither, "red coats" were British soldiers stationed in the colonies. They wore red coats as part of their daily uniform hence the moniker "red coats", or "lobster-backs".
i believe they called them lobsterbacks mainly because of the red coats that they wore.
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.
They wore bight red wool uniforms.
The British Army wore red uniforms which earned them the nickname "Red Coats"
They wore red coats. :)
Hessian's wore navy blue coats with red cuffs and colour
They wore red coats, which were very easy to spot
No. The British wore red and not white.
The British wore their original bright red coats.
Lobster Backs was the nickname for a British soldier during the French and Indian War because the British soldiers war red coats.