THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
BRITISH LOYALISTS VS AMERICAN PATRIOTS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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American soldiers
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women who wore red coats
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British soldiers
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lobster catchers
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Detailed explanation-1: -The British Army was called the Redcoats by the Americans because of the red tunics they wore. The bright red color of the wool coats made it easier to see each other in clouds of gunpowder smoke during heavy fighting.
Detailed explanation-2: -Though the term “redcoat” has a negative connotation in the United States since it was worn by British soldiers fighting against US Independence in the American Revolution, it has a far more illustrious meaning in the former British Empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -Redcoats. The Redcoats were the British soldiers and they were considered professional soldiers. Those that were Redcoats would join the army as their job.
Detailed explanation-4: -British soldiers who fought in the Revolutionary War are often called “redcoats” because of their uniform color. When the conflict began, American Revolutionaries came up with negative names for these soldiers, based on that coloring, including “lobsters” and “bloody backs.”
Detailed explanation-5: -The British Army officers wore red coats . The red was meant to disguise the fact that an officer had been hit, it hid the blood stains and the wounded officers would keep on fighting seemingly unharmed.. Because our Officers wore red coats to hide the blood, French officers started to wear brown trousers.