red coat
British revolutionary soldier
A red coat is a British soldier, especially one who served during the American Revolutionary War, named for the scarlet uniform jackets worn by British infantry.
The term appears most often in American historical contexts: The redcoats are coming!
Usually written as one word: redcoat.
- American RevolutionColonial separation from Britain
- colonial AmericaBritish North Atlantic settlements, pre-1776
- scarletBright orangish-red color
- soldierArmed forces member
- military uniformArmed forces standard attire
dress uniform · army · marching band · Revolutionary War · foxhunting · infantry · ceremonial dress · uniform · crimson · Lexington and Concord · colonialism · epaulets · British Empire · musket · bayonet · folklore · historical reenactment · Boston Massacre
- Santa costumeSanta hat, white beard, black belt, black boots, fake beard
- foxhuntingfoxhound, foxhounds, tally ho, tally-ho, huntsman
- ceremonial guardshonor guard, royal guard, ceremonial guard, Queen's Guard, presidential guard
- royal guardsroyal guard, Beefeater, guardsman, Swiss Guard, Queen's Guard
- animal geneticsallele, chromosome, dominant gene, recessive gene, dominant traits
american revolutionary war allegiance
red coatpatriot
Devoted country supporter
minuteman · colonial militia · rebel · Sons of Liberty · founding father