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Red Coat or Redcoat is a term often used to refer to a soldier of the historical British Army, because of the colour of the military uniforms formerly worn by the majority of regiments. The uniform...
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Unfortunately I don't have a source, but I've heard of another reason why they are called lobsterbacks. After they were whipped in public their backs would be red with blood, therefore the term lobsterback is derived from the whipping (red on back - lobsterback).
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Definition from Wiktionary, a free dictionary ... Jump to: navigation, search ... Plural; lobsterbacks...
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Popular term for british regular troops scorned as lobsterbacks? Popular term for British regualr troops scorned as lobster backs? Term for british troops scroned as lobster blocks and bloody backs?
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"Lobsterback" is a slang term used by Americans for British soldiers during the American Revolutionary War. I have heard two explanations for this. One is that the red coats worn on by the British resembled the red shells of cooke...
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History Politics and Society question: Why did the Americans call the British Lobsterbacks? i believe they called them lobsterbacks mainly because of the red coats that they wore. ... Who is lobsterbacks? What was lobsterbacks? Who are the lobsterbacks? What are the lobsterbacks? What were the lobsterbacks acts?
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History Question: What Are The Lobsterbacks? They were the redcoats, British soldiers, called so because of their red coats.(especially during the American Revolution). ... 1 Answer - Sort by: Date | Rating ... They were the redcoats, British soldiers, called so because of their red coats.(especially during the...
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