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Q: Did the British forces know that American soldiers would gather in or around Charleston on June 17?
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What was the nickname given to the British soldiers in the American Revolution?

"Redcoats" and "Lobsters".========================The terms Redcoats and Lobsters disappeared when the British Army stopped wearing red tunics. From around the 18th Century, British soldiers became known as Tommies, a term which continued until around the end of the Second World War. Nowadays British soldiers are known as squadies (from squad)


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Hostilities between the American colonists and the British army did not begin in 1776. The seeds of the rebellion of one Great Britain's wonderful and wealthy colonies, the American colonies had been brewing many years. The world of today would have been radically different if the British had not lost the American Revolutionary War. In 1770, tensions between Bostonians and the British troops were high. The soldiers were constantly harassed. A crowd of Boston folks were forming a crowd around a small group of British soldiers. Believing their lives were in danger, the soldiers fired into the crowd. Five Bostonians were killed near Customs House. This was labeled the Boston Massacre and the soldiers were placed on trial.


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What was the name given to the British soldiers by the people of Boston?

The people of Boston (Aka the Patriots) had some pretty mean names for the British soldiers. They were called Redcoats due to their red uniforms, and Lobseterbacks because back then everyone hated lobsters and the uniforms were red. They also called them Regulars, Kings men, and other names still around today.

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