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British Regulars were the foot soldiers of the British Army. You'll also hear them referred to derisively as "Redcoats" because of the red coats they wear as part of their uniforms (I'll bet you didn't see that coming) or "Lobsterbacks" because of their huge, deadly pincers. Or still because of the red coat thing, I can't remember which. | [[United Kingdom|British]] Regulars were the foot [[Guards|soldiers]] of the [[British Army]]. [[Desmond Miles|You]]'ll also hear them referred to derisively as "Redcoats" because of the red coats they wear as part of their uniforms ([[Shaun Hastings|I]]'ll bet you didn't see that coming) or "Lobsterbacks" because of their huge, deadly pincers. Or still because of the red coat thing, I can't remember which. | ||
Regulars in the colonies were notoriously underpaid, and many looked for work outside of their army duties to make ends meet. Of course, their room and board was paid by the government, meaning they could charge lower-than-average rates for their work. Since unemployment was high in Boston before the Revolution, you can imagine this made the Redcoats rather unpopular among people they were taking work from. That, and their huge, deadly pincers. | Regulars in the [[United States|colonies]] were notoriously underpaid, and many looked for work outside of their army duties to make ends meet. Of course, their room and board was paid by the government, meaning they could charge lower-than-average rates for their work. Since unemployment was high in [[Boston]] before the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolution]], you can imagine this made the Redcoats rather unpopular among people they were taking work from. That, and their huge, deadly pincers. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 19 April 2020
British Regulars were the foot soldiers of the British Army. You'll also hear them referred to derisively as "Redcoats" because of the red coats they wear as part of their uniforms (I'll bet you didn't see that coming) or "Lobsterbacks" because of their huge, deadly pincers. Or still because of the red coat thing, I can't remember which.
Regulars in the colonies were notoriously underpaid, and many looked for work outside of their army duties to make ends meet. Of course, their room and board was paid by the government, meaning they could charge lower-than-average rates for their work. Since unemployment was high in Boston before the Revolution, you can imagine this made the Redcoats rather unpopular among people they were taking work from. That, and their huge, deadly pincers.