Postal carriers were called Robins, due to their red uniforms, a hanger on from when the mail carriers carried Royal messages.
Postmen in Victorian England were called "Robins" because of their red uniforms.
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The postmen in Victorian times were nicknamed 'Robin Postmen' because of the red uniforms they wore. They were the first to deliver Christmas Cards, this is why Old St. Nick red clothing is derived from.
Postmen, because of their red tunics.
robinsthey called them that because there uniform was red
Robins can be seen in increased numbers in the winter months, in the UK where the Christmas robin is popular. Victorian mail men became known as "Robin" because of their red uniforms and robins became popular on Christmas cards as a result.
The colonists called the British soldiers Red Coats. This is because of the uniforms they wore, which were red. The British called the colonists Yankees.
because they woar red coats and kiled many people. lots of blood :)>
Because their uniforms were red. Think of the royal navy in Pirates of the Caribbean. ^^
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The British Army wore red uniforms which earned them the nickname "Red Coats"
The uniforms of the soilders involved were not red only because they were in the massacure. At the time, battles could get confusing, so each Nation had a diffrent color(s) for their uniforms. The British wore red.