: a British soldier especially in America during the Revolutionary War
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Cobden may have known that Palmerston had assembled more than ten thousand redcoats to sail to the British colony of Canada (with more to come).
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Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
After the British victory at Bunker Hill in June, the conflict between the rebels and the redcoats rapidly expanded.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
In his hobby life Mr. O’Shaughnessy has risen to the ranks of top redcoats, serving as commander of His Majesty’s 10th Regiment of Foot.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
Everyone knows how the redcoats clashed with patriots at Lexington and Concord in April 1775, sparking the American Revolution.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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Zaakir Tameez
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
After the British victory at Bunker Hill in June, the conflict between the rebels and the redcoats rapidly expanded.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
In his hobby life Mr. O’Shaughnessy has risen to the ranks of top redcoats, serving as commander of His Majesty’s 10th Regiment of Foot.
—Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
Everyone knows how the redcoats clashed with patriots at Lexington and Concord in April 1775, sparking the American Revolution.
—Andrew Lawler, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Redcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redcoat. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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redcoat
noun
red·coat
ˈred-ˌkōt 
: a British soldier especially during the American Revolution
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