USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Other nicknames Present day English soldiers are often referred to as ‘Toms’ or just ‘Tom’ (the Scots equivalent being ‘Jock’). Outside the services soldiers are generally known as ‘Squaddies’ by the British popular press.

Detailed explanation-3: -American War of Independence Accounts of the time usually refer to British soldiers as “Regulars” or “the King’s men". However, there is evidence of the term “red coats” being used informally, as a colloquial expression.

Detailed explanation-4: -The redcoats in that conflict were the soldiers who supported Oliver Cromwell. Until the late 19th century, most British soldiers wore a uniform that included some sort of red coat. During the American Revolution, George Washington himself referred in letters to British soldiers as redcoats.