lobsterbacks
Colonial-era British troops
Lobsterbacks is a derisive term for British soldiers, especially during the American Revolutionary War, referring to their red uniform coats.
The insult suggests the soldiers looked like boiled lobsters: The lobsterbacks are coming!
The term appears mostly in historical fiction and period pieces about colonial America.
British military forces
- American RevolutionColonial separation from Britain
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- PatriotsBoston-area NFL franchise
- ToriesBritish conservative faction
derogatory · epithet · insult · mockery · contempt · propaganda · enemy · occupiers
redcoats
British military forces
- American RevolutionColonial separation from Britain
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- PatriotsBoston-area NFL franchise
Tories · derogatory · epithet · insult · mockery · contempt · propaganda · enemy · occupiers · oppressors
British Army
UK's land warfare branch
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- infantryGround combat troops
- grenadiersSoldiers who threw explosives
muskets · bayonets · formation · battalion · discipline · drill · march · garrison · barracks · quartering
lobsterbacksContinental Army
Colonial rebel military force
patriots · Patriots · rebels · minutemen · colonial militia
lobsterbackspatriots
Devoted homeland supporters
Patriots · revolutionaries · rebels · Whigs · founding fathers
lobster, back, lobsters, backs, backed, backing, backside, backyard, comeback