USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The British soldiers were called “regulars” or sometimes red coats because they wore red uniforms. The leader of the militiamen in Lexington was Captain John Parker. A lot of his soldiers, around 25% of them, were his relatives. Some of the American militia were called minutemen.

Detailed explanation-2: -Commonly used to describe the Napoleonic era British foot soldiers, the British Regulars were known for their distinct red uniform and well-disciplined combat performance.

Detailed explanation-3: -When British regulars (known as redcoats because of their uniform jackets) arrived at Lexington the next morning, they found several dozen minutemen waiting for them on the town’s common. Someone fired–no one knows who fired first–and eight minutemen were killed and another dozen or so were wounded.

Detailed explanation-4: -Regulars were those men who enlisted for a specific period of time as part of the standing army. These men could have enlisted during a war period or peacetime. During the colonial period, they may have been recorded with other names, as either the Continental Line or part of the Flying Camp.

Detailed explanation-5: -As of 2022, the British Army comprises 79, 380 regular full-time personnel, 4, 090 Gurkhas, and 28, 330 volunteer reserve personnel. The modern British Army traces back to 1707, with antecedents in the English Army and Scots Army that were created during the Restoration in 1660.