Red Coat

Red Coat is a term that refers to outer garments (that covers the body from shoulder to the waist and has sleeves) of a color resembling the hue of blood. The following topics are usually included when referencing "Red Coats":
  • British Army
    • The usual uniform of British soldiers during the 18th and 19th centuries (prior to the introduction of camouflage) was a red coat and white breeches, earning the solders the epithet "Red Coats", particularly among American colonists (cf John Stark)
    • The phrase is still used in Ireland to refer to the British Army, and sometimes to all British people.
  • Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
    • Famous for their distinctive scarlet ceremonial dress uniform.
  • Butlins holiday resorts
    • Members of the holiday camps' entertainment staff wear red blazers, and are commonly known as "'Redcoats'"

 

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