redcoats
Colonial-era regulars
Redcoats were British soldiers, named for their distinctive scarlet uniform jackets.
The term appears most often in American contexts referring to the Revolutionary War: The redcoats are coming!
It carries a faintly dismissive or enemy-marking tone, the way colonists viewed the occupying force.
British soldiers wore red coats from the 17th century through the 19th.
Bright orangish-red color
- tunicLoose hip-length top
- lobsterbacksSlang for British regulars
- tricornThree-cornered hat
- epaulettesOrnamental shoulder insignia
crossbelt · gorget · gaiters · breeches · plume · brass · button · white
Colonel-led military unit
- infantryGround combat troops
- cavalryMounted military force
- grenadiersSoldiers who threw explosives
- dragoonsCompels by intimidation
muskets · bayonets · volley · formation · drill · march · tactics · siege
Of the United Kingdom
- eighteenth-centuryRelating to the 1700s
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- taxationCompulsory government revenue collection
monarchy · empire · Lexington · Concord · Yorktown · independence · 1776 · heritage
Western superpower nation
- coloniesTerritories under foreign control
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
Boston · Massachusetts · Philadelphia · occupation · quartering · Townshend · governors · Tories
Devoted homeland supporters
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- minutemenInstant-ready colonial militia
- revolutionariesThose seeking systemic overthrow
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
militia · insurgents · enemies · opposition · foe · adversaries · Washington · independence
scarlet
Bright orangish-red color
- tunicLoose hip-length top
- lobsterbacksSlang for British regulars
- tricornThree-cornered hat
epaulettes · crossbelt · gorget · gaiters · breeches · plume · brass · button · white · regimental
regiment
Colonel-led military unit
- infantryGround combat troops
- cavalryMounted military force
- grenadiersSoldiers who threw explosives
dragoons · muskets · bayonets · volley · formation · drill · march · tactics · siege · skirmish
British
Of the United Kingdom
- eighteenth-centuryRelating to the 1700s
- GeorgianOf four kings' era
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
taxation · monarchy · empire · Lexington · Concord · Yorktown · independence · 1776 · heritage · antique
America
Western superpower nation
- coloniesTerritories under foreign control
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
territory · Boston · Massachusetts · Philadelphia · occupation · quartering · Townshend · governors · Tories · garrison
patriots
Devoted homeland supporters
- rebelsArmed opposition fighters
- minutemenInstant-ready colonial militia
- revolutionariesThose seeking systemic overthrow
resistance · militia · insurgents · enemies · opposition · foe · adversaries · Washington · independence · defiance
- Lexington and ConcordLexington, Concord, minutemen, militia, Paul Revere
- American HistoryAmerican Revolution, Revolutionary War, colonial era, founding fathers, Declaration of Independence
- American RevolutionDeclaration of Independence, Boston Tea Party, Continental Congress, founding fathers, Stamp Act
- Revolutionary WarGeorge Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, Betsy Ross flag
- Colonial AmericaGeorge Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, Declaration of Independence
- toy soldierstin soldier, tin soldiers, lead soldier, wooden soldier, nutcracker
redcoatsPatriots
Boston-area NFL franchise
Continental Army · rebels · Minutemen · colonial militia · colonials
redcoatscolonial militia
Settler volunteer defense force
militia · minutemen · irregulars · citizen soldiers · partisans