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Because of their bright red uniform. The reason they wore red originated in the English Civil War, when the parliamentarians needed a cheap colour in which to dye their uniforms.
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What names were the British soldiers called?
Tommies or if naval personnel Limeys or historically Redcoats
What were Adolf Hitler's soilders called?
The people who followed Hitler are called Nazis.
What soldiers were nickname red coats?
the B ritish soldiers were called redcoats
What is the British soldiers were called?
Redcoats, Bloody backs, Lobster Backs, and Lobster Scoundrels.
American nickname for the British troops because of the color of their uniforms?
They were called Redcoats or Lobsterbacks.
What is a group soilders called?
A group of soilders is called a army!!
What is a group of soilders called?
A group of soilders is called a army!!
What was a redcoat why were they unpopular?
the men chosen as tax collectors knew they were unpopular, and those in Boston were protected by two regiments of redcoats (bristish soilders).
Were the union soldiers or conferate soldiers ever called the redcoats?
No, that was in the Revolutionary War where the British were called Redcoats.
What is militia?
A body of citizen soilders is called a militia! A body of citizen soilders is called a militia!
What clothing did the British wear in the Revolution?
The British wore redcoats, that's why we called them "The Redcoats".
What was the nickname for the British?
redcoats they were called "Limeys"
What did the British do when the colonists called them redcoats?
they threw rocks
British soldiers were also called?
Redcoats or lobsterback.
What were the English fighters called in the American revolution?
Redcoats
What was the nickname patriots called the British soldiers?
Redcoats :)
What are modern day warriors called?
soilders
