the B ritish soldiers were called redcoats
Red Coats.
The red coats were British soldiers.
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".
Red Coats were the soldiers sent by the British king to control the colonists, who used this term for them because their coats were red. It was the Red Coats that the Americans fought against in the Revolutionary War.
The "blue coats" generally refer to the Continental Army soldiers during the American Revolutionary War, who often wore blue uniforms, symbolizing their fight for independence from British rule. The "red coats" were British soldiers, known for their distinctive red uniforms, representing the British Crown. The conflict between these two groups was central to the war, with the blue coats striving for liberty and self-governance, while the red coats aimed to maintain control over the colonies.
Lobster Backs was the nickname for a British soldier during the French and Indian War because the British soldiers war red coats.
They used to wear red coats - hence their nickname Redcoats.
the red coats
Red Coats.
The red coats were British soldiers.
The British soldiers were (aptly enough) called "redcoats".
Red coats
red coats
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.
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".
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.
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.