: a British soldier especially in America during the Revolutionary War
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Rebels fight the redcoats, Ben Franklin bitches about his politically backward son, and America gains its independence.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
The seventy-eight-year-old patriot took up arms on the very first day of the American Revolutionary War, had his face blown off by a redcoat ... and kept on fighting.
—CBS News, 6 June 2024
The steamy soil said hell no to John Bulls, even dead ones, and pushed those rotting redcoats back into the sweltering sun.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
The aftermath is a sea of redcoats slain throughout the countryside.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 29 July 2023
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
The seventy-eight-year-old patriot took up arms on the very first day of the American Revolutionary War, had his face blown off by a redcoat ... and kept on fighting.
—CBS News, 6 June 2024
The steamy soil said hell no to John Bulls, even dead ones, and pushed those rotting redcoats back into the sweltering sun.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
The aftermath is a sea of redcoats slain throughout the countryside.
—Lincee Ray, EW.com, 29 July 2023
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“Redcoat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/redcoat. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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redcoat
noun
red·coat
ˈred-ˌkōt 
: a British soldier especially during the American Revolution
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