| 单词 | redcoat |
| 例句 | The redcoats were assembling here, getting ready to march down to the Common—and they would be a little late. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z A few of the redcoats chuckled and stabbed at the air with their bayonets. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Johnny saw redcoats going down in heaps, but one, more persistent than the others, a sergeant, still hung to his bridle. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She said there was no call for them redcoats to shoot that highwayman, they are responsible for half the troubles of the world and they never had any pity on the Irish, either. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He kicked a skeleton in its bony crotch, which seemed to hurt Hedge more than the redcoat. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “I almost didn’t believe it when we got word some redcoats nearly caught you in the Oxscinian backwoods, but here you are.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z “We’ll fire Majesty at the redcoats!” joked a man with a booming voice. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z My body moved through the streets, past sentry fires and redcoats carrying torches down suspicious alleys and into abandoned houses. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “When the redcoats invaded,” he started, “we raced up the island to the fort. Figured we’d hold there for months, then drive them from the city come spring when our forces would be stronger.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Out of the grave site, skeletal warriors erupted - spartoi in the tattered remains of British redcoat uniforms. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The redcoats lowered their bayonets, but I didn’t wait for them. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z He hears the shot and escapes but when he learns at dawn how Bess died he goes into a rage and returns for revenge only to be shot down by the redcoats. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He did notice a small group of redcoats doing something down among the salt marshes. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Nobody had known that two hundred and sixty redcoats were getting into boats, slipping off up the Mystic, seizing Yankee gunpowder, and rowing it back to Castle Island for themselves. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She was almost at the edge of the trees when Nin’s gruff voice reached her again, quick with warning: “And don’t you forget, girl. There’s worse than redcoats out there.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z Some wore Greek armor, some British redcoat uniforms, some camouflage with tattered American flags on the shoulders. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z ‘To free Boston from these infernal redcoats and . ..’ ‘No,’ said Otis. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I whirled through the ranks, slashing redcoats to dust, one after the other. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z Behind them came an equal number of British redcoats with bayonets fixed. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z A solid block of redcoats faced out, presenting their muskets at the market people and inhabitants. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The first redcoat shrugged and moved to the spices stall. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z For the first time he took in what that small band of redcoats, so close to the salt marsh, was about. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Our playable hero buddied up with Sam Adams and mostly killed redcoats but also raged at the callous treatment of his people by that most unconventional of big-budget video game antagonists, George Washington. Assassin’s Creed Rogue and Unity, Moral Tables Are Turned 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z He lies underneath a redcoat on a field littered with the dead, gasping for air and barely alive. "Outlander" recap: The tragic chivalric romance of "The Battle Joined" 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z Now Claire is stuck in the 18th century, underdressed for it, fleeing from a redcoat dragoon patrol — the sinister captain of which looks disconcertingly like her husband but turns out to be an ancestor. ‘Outlander’ and ‘The Knick’: Once more, time is of the essence The Claire who fought wolves and redcoats for this man and gambled everything to return now found it "hard" to deal with a hostile sister-in-law and clearly regretted second marriage of desperation? ‘Outlander’ Season 3, Episode 8: The Secret Revealed 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The novel takes as its starting point the massacre of Glencoe when, on a winter's dawn in 1692, William III's redcoats brutally slaughtered 32 of the MacDonald clan, including women and children. Corrag by Susan Fletcher | Book review 2010-04-02T23:06:00Z The Americans routed the redcoats in this little-known battle, fought near Norfolk in December 1775. This interactive museum outside Williamsburg, Va., brings the American Revolution to life 2017-06-22T04:00:00Z Yankee, that word the redcoats used to use to mock American doodles who thought they were fancy because of their feathery hats, is of uncertain origin. 7 Words English Borrowed From American Indians 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Between the fieldstone foundations and antique muskets on the walls, it wasn’t hard to picture patriots quaffing a few pints here back in the day, after routing some redcoats. A Midwinter Playground in the Hudson Valley 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The job is a combination of standup, cabin crew and holiday camp redcoat. 'Your ego has to be left at the door': the secret life of the understudy 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z With its noble Irish rebels and gormless peasants being chased by redcoats through the Wicklow hills, this melodrama from 1865 seems to require a tongue-in-cheek approach. Arrah-na-Pogue ? review 2011-01-11T23:00:00Z “The redcoats!” said the caption, which helped to elicit a healthy 35 likes. The First Family of Instagram 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z But what Luthor means here is another matter: are the redcoats the “greater threat” that is expected to unite Batman and Superman as the Justice League, after they’ve resolved their superhero spat? Five things we learned from the new Batman v Superman trailer 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z Tavington, the nasty redcoat who pursues Mel Gibson in Revolutionary War drama "The Patriot." Malfoy actors talk good, evil as Potter saga ends 2011-07-07T11:55:08Z The vibrant redcoat of a British bugler returning to blighted Manchester from the Battle of Waterloo is a rare blaze of color throughout much of Mike Leigh’s “Peterloo.” The Week in Arts: Martha Graham, ‘Ink’ and Let’s Eat Grandma 2019-03-30T04:00:00Z Slithering around by the cove with Mark, he manages to avoid most of the redcoats and dispatches those few who find them. 'Poldark' Season 1 Finale Recap: Faith vs. Perfidy 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z “If one redcoat in the house is as close as it comes to us,” he tells Mary, “then I shall thank the Lord and be done with it.” Television Review: ‘Turn,’ on AMC, About the First American Spies 2014-04-04T22:10:45Z He’s put some of that money toward the purchase of two portraits of redcoat officers from the American Revolution. O’Shaughnessy’s ‘Men Who Lost America’ wins $50,000 George Washington Book Prize Just weeks earlier, redcoats had burned the U.S. Music to Trump’s ears: Whitewashing Jan. 6 riot with song 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z In the background, U.S. soldiers in blue fight off invading British redcoats. With cars and kaiju, artists Umar Rashid and Frieda Toranzo Jaeger subvert American myth 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z Paul Revere, a silversmith and member of the Sons of Liberty, circulated an engraving that showed a line of grim redcoats firing ruthlessly into a crowd of unarmed, fleeing civilians. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z It began with callbacks to the darkest days of American history — to redcoats sacking a young nation’s capital and a legacy of racist violence it has long struggled to overcome. Jan. 6 committee uses video, testimony to tell tale of the insurrection 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z As far as the far right is concerned, the historical analogy is the Boston Tea Party, with liberals, Democrats and the Washington establishment as the redcoats. An infamous day. A search for answers. Will America tune in? 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z There are also a number of cholera victims in the basement and a few British redcoats in a shack out back. In a polarized world, TV's best sitcoms are about solving problems — together 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z One message between Watson’s wall hanger Instagram account and a user mentioned dead “redcoats,” an anti-government reference, according to court documents. Feds: WVa man sold devices to anti-government supporters 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z One message between Watson’s wall hanger Instagram account and a user mentions dead “redcoats,” an anti-government reference, according to court documents. Feds: WVa man sold machine gun mod to boogaloo extremists 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z It was the trials at the end of 1770, first of Preston and then of eight of his soldiers, she argues convincingly, that turned the familiar redcoats into anonymous strangers. Review | Familiar story of the Boston Massacre becomes familial 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z Some accused capitol police, who were taking temperatures per state guidelines, of being "redcoats." Trump declares support for armed protestors storming Michigan capitol 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z The limey redcoats haven't faced a threat like this since Paul Revere Mel Gibson. American hero Kevin Kisner rocks '1776' hat to Open Championship practice round - Golf Digest 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z In Boston, the spiritual home of the antibusing movement in the 1960s, the populace had not been as furious since King George III bivouacked his unwashed redcoats in the tidy homes of American patriots. Opinion | Democrats, stop embracing losing issues and focus on getting rid of Trump 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Trump's speech was so boring that, despite being guided by a teleprompter, he lost his own thread and somehow managed to say that the American revolutionaries seized airports from the British redcoats in 1775. Don't forget this: Trump's fans are loyal, and stuck with him through his Fourth of July fiasco 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z Did restrained redcoats fire in self-defense as townspeople armed with clubs pelted them with sticks, ice and snow, or did they shoot willfully on well-behaving and unarmed folk? Review | Familiar story of the Boston Massacre becomes familial 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z The delivery of 59 cannons forced the redcoats to evacuate Boston in March 1776. New Albany monument set for Revolutionary War cannon trail 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z In the summer of 1776, the American Revolutionary War was going so badly for the rebels that George Washington apparently attempted suicide by redcoat. The mental rigours of being US president 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Some will play British redcoats; others will portray the rebellious colonists who eventually routed them. ‘British’ troops to reinvade in colorful Boston re-enactment 2018-10-06T04:00:00Z Nearly twice as many black men who took up arms in the Revolutionary War fought for the redcoats as for the rebels. Perspective | The father of our country didn’t always know best. But he learned and changed. 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z The statue was hacked up and its lead melted down to make bullets to use against the British redcoats. Broadway: the 13-mile street that charts the delirious story of America 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z A cartoon in the band yearbook joked that “redcoat,” “marching” and “band” were also offensive words that would need to be removed. Recognize That Tune? It’s the Northern Accent of Georgia Football 2018-01-08T05:00:00Z That morning, George Washington and his troops marched triumphantly south from Harlem to reclaim the Battery, where they would replace the impeccably dressed redcoats with their own ragtag crew of citizen soldiers. When Climbing a Greased Flagpole Was Patriotic 2017-11-24T05:00:00Z During the Battles of Saratoga in 1777, the house was hit by several American cannonballs while wounded British redcoats and German mercenaries were being treated inside. Family reunion at NY home damaged during Revolutionary War 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z On June 17, 1775, while the new commander in chief was in Philadelphia receiving his commission, a loose band of New England militiamen fought the redcoats at Bunker Hill. Perspective | The father of our country didn’t always know best. But he learned and changed. 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z The defeat of the redcoats after two Saratoga battles is considered by many historians to be the turning point of the American Revolution. Group’s history kiosks to tout tourism in 7 upstate NY towns 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z The redcoats defeated the Americans, but Washington and his army escaped to Manhattan to continue the fight for independence. Events mark 240th anniversary of Battle of Brooklyn 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Grass-covered, tree-shaded earthen embankments trace the location of zigzagging log-and-earthen barricades the French built just in time to repulse waves of redcoats, including the famed Scottish Black Watch, which suffered hundreds of casualties. Upstate NY fort with long history offers new ways to view it 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Just past that is the spot where Lord Gen. Cornwallis’ aides surrendered their humiliated commander’s sword, followed by the Grand French Battery that helped batter the redcoats into submission. Lost black township in York County lives on in memory 2016-03-05T05:00:00Z But the redcoats had had ample time to ring Boston with heavily fortified entrenchments, and their battleships controlled the harbor. Perspective | The father of our country didn’t always know best. But he learned and changed. 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Laurence H. Tribe, the Harvard law professor and constitutional scholar, believes the “natural born” provision has outlived its original intent considering that the redcoats are no longer coming. It May Be Time to Resolve the Meaning of ‘Natural Born’ 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z The assaulting force wasn’t able to capture the fort, but managed to take more than 300 redcoats captive while freeing some 118 American soldiers being held prisoner by the British. 900 re-enactors expected for Fort Ticonderoga battle weekend 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Though the Boston Tea Party was still nearly five years in the future, Cohen posits that “the presence of these redcoats arguably instigated the American Revolution.” Tales of miscreant smugglers in America 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Two weeks later, the redcoats marched into Philadelphia. Pa. author of new book on 1777 battle to give talk in NY 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z Howe and his redcoats felt they had no choice but to evacuate New England’s largest town. Perspective | The father of our country didn’t always know best. But he learned and changed. 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Professional, well-armed redcoats, Hessian mercenaries and Highlanders routed the poorly equipped and inexperienced Continental Army. Where George Washington Lost a Battle in Brooklyn, a Museum Dedicated to Its History Sits 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z One the redcoats wanted to burn but didn’t housed the Bank of the Metropolis, at 15th and F streets NW. Historical clean-up on Aisle 2: Did Nikita Khrushchev really visit a D.C.-area grocery? That’s the date when the Continental Congress voted to adopt the New England colonial militia troops facing off against British redcoats outside Boston. Guardsmen to cut cake for Army’s 239th birthday 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z And on 42nd Street and Sixth Avenue, in the same place where George Washington’s troops had once been chased across a field by redcoats, that’s what they built. Scientific American’s Owner Built the First New York Subway [Excerpt] 2014-02-21T16:00:00Z Washington was beginning to realize that he was not going to win the war with a grand assault against the serried ranks of redcoats. Perspective | The father of our country didn’t always know best. But he learned and changed. 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z The trailer showcased Conner fighting wolves and redcoats with a lot of fancy tomahawk work in between scaling cliffs and swinging through treetops. E3 2012: Connor is Going to Kill a lot of Redcoats in Assassin's Creed 3 2012-06-04T23:16:12Z Now the redcoats began to appear at the edge of the wood. The Curse of Carne's Hold A Tale of Adventure 2012-04-06T02:00:24.610Z One fine morning the multitude had gathered on the common to see a regiment of redcoats parade there, who had recently arrived. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z A clergyman; Ð familiarly so called, as a soldier is sometimes called a redcoat or a bluecoat. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z First line, second line, third line, each fell in turn to the redcoats. The A.E.F. With General Pershing and the American Forces 2012-03-09T03:00:18.240Z When he finally made his way inside the British camp, he tore through a legion of redcoats before diving down on his target and burying a bayonet in his chest. E3 2012: Connor is Going to Kill a lot of Redcoats in Assassin's Creed 3 2012-06-04T23:16:12Z I saw them kill that poor boy behind his own barn!—these redcoat ruffians who come across an ocean to slay us in our own land. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z "The winter isn't their best time, either, but some day or other we shall see a fleet out yonder, and redcoats and Hessians and Tories boating ashore." The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z On one occasion nine boats were swamped, and eight British redcoats went to swell the horrible procession of corpses which floats ever seaward down the Sacred River. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z Those redcoats are Cornbury's Dragoons, and they are hot on the track of the Hampshire rebels. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z They called the redcoats a lot of "old women," became insolent, and even threatened them. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z "The redcoats say that we be all cowards, but I guess we have fit battles for 'em long enough." Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z We make it out it's the British army supply fleet, with troop-ships full of redcoats and Hessians. The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution 2012-01-09T03:00:21.297Z And there be redcoat, and there they gallop. Reynard the Fox 2011-11-20T03:00:13.153Z Looking towards the city we could see that the hills on our left were occupied by British redcoats. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Beyond the brief stay among them of Lieutenant Gorrell and his little band of redcoats, in the years 1761-63, the French and half-breeds of Wisconsin led much the same life as of old. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z "There's redcoats on the Concord Road!" cried a woman, running out of a house close by. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The colourful, organised entertainment - all served with a redcoat smile - became a cultural phenomenon. Hi-de-Hi! 2011-06-17T01:25:07Z Nobody come to de house but de redcoats an’ dat mean Dane Grey, an’ ev’y time he come he leave Miss Barbary cryin’ her little heart out. Erskine Dale?Pioneer 2011-06-13T02:00:32.327Z They watched the stream of redcoats passing their doors, cheering them, while those who were their guests were treated to the best fare their hosts could provide. The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z A company of British soldiers had been quartered upon the family, and the old kitchen swarmed with redcoats and negro servants, for those were still days of slavery in the North. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z "They say there are redcoats behind us and more in front of us!" Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z At least he did in the year when Burgoyne was trying to bring his Hessians and redcoats from Montreal to New York.” The Go Ahead Boys and the Mysterious Old House 2011-04-27T02:00:27.420Z The Hanoverians on their left, owing to want of space, were compelled to file into third line behind the redcoats, and on their outer flanks were the battalions that had been with Ingoldsby. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z But the next day—June 17th—after they had twice driven the redcoats down the hill—they had to retreat because their powder had given out. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z "Those redcoats are ours to-day, or Molly Stark's a widow!" he called to his mountaineers, and, following him, they dashed through the turbulent stream in pursuit of the scattering Tories and Canadians. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z Boston is that surfeited with redcoats now that when they cram down more next spring she can but throw them up to keep her health. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z When the redcoats were still at a considerable distance, they deployed into line and fired at the Yankees' works, all in unison, as if each was part of a great machine. The Road to Paris 2011-03-07T03:00:11.103Z Day before yesterday I shot a redcoat, one o' them fancy soldiers the King sent to Boston two years ago to enforce his laws. Roger Davis, Loyalist 2011-02-17T03:00:22.690Z There was a sprinkling of British redcoats among the gold-laced officers who dotted the village streets. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z The redcoats fight shy of the country we are bound for.” The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z We roasted sweet potatoes and we talked of Marion's men, How they routed all the redcoats, or slew them in the fen. The Blood of Rachel A Dramatization of Esther, and other poems 2011-01-14T03:00:46.933Z The New Yorker’s sensitization to snow seems to be at an alarmingly high level once reserved for invading redcoats or sewer alligators. Flakes May Not Pile Up, but the Anxiety Will 2011-01-11T03:45:54Z Several of our men were moving about on the green out there, only a few of them being formed in a company, when I heard one of the redcoats shout out, "Disperse, ye rebels!" Roger Davis, Loyalist 2011-02-17T03:00:22.690Z Malaria felled French soldiers, too, most of whom were just as vulnerable as the redcoats, but mainly after Oct. Malarial mosquitoes helped defeat British in battle that ended Revolutionary War 2010-10-18T19:57:00Z To-night, here within these stockade walls, there are four redcoat men from MacLeod. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z The symbol invites a question, Who are today's redcoats? Locked and Loaded: The Secret World of Extreme Militias 2010-09-30T08:45:00Z In a few hours there’s gonna be hundreds of redcoats marching down that road. Does the Appleseed Project Teach Marksmanship or Something More? 2010-07-29T22:08:00Z I mean Bunker Hill, 1775 and all that, when the redcoats came and were redirected. A Gulf that unites Britain and America 2010-06-14T14:34:00Z The original Tea Party, remember, wasn’t directed just against the British redcoats. Crocodile tears on Wall Street 2010-04-17T00:20:00Z Do you think I’d ever have gotten outside that stockade if there had been a redcoat at his call? The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z "I don't know who the redcoats are," says Brian Vandersall, 37, who designed the exercise and tried to tamp down talk of politics among the men. Locked and Loaded: The Secret World of Extreme Militias 2010-09-30T08:45:00Z The main zones for projecting the past onto the present were the “redcoats,” paper targets stapled to wooden poles at 25 meters. Does the Appleseed Project Teach Marksmanship or Something More? 2010-07-29T22:08:00Z The morning of the game the Post splashed with a full-colour redcoat with musket, and that follows weeks of bashing BP. A Gulf that unites Britain and America 2010-06-14T14:34:00Z To be rich suddenly, to have all in my power, and to deny to Bell and her tramping rascal of a redcoat a sup of broth, a bite of bread—that alone I counted sweet. Deep Moat Grange Now, if, when you leave here, your tracks should point to the Indian camps of the west—why, then the redcoats shall be shown it. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z And he laughed through the bars In a redcoat's face, Then he looked through the window Up at the stars, And saw that the dawn was taking place. The Book of Gud A blur of redcoats and nodding plumes shoots past, and the hoof-beats are dying in the distance before you can say, "There goes the Queen." Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 He knelt at the window and watched the retreating forms of the redcoats. Harper's Round Table, July 9, 1895 Within a mile and a half of Lexington, however, a horseman was too quick on the spur for him, and galloping to the village, gave the alarm that the redcoats were coming. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Had twenty redcoats arrived at Khartum, it would have been saved. Ten Years' Captivity in the Mahdi's Camp 1882-1892 The dust, like us, is fit for boots to stamp, None but Queen's redcoats are allowed to camp In this free country. King Cole It is a task that has, in turn, driven a stalwart redcoat insane. Seeds of Pine A gun I would shoulder this very night and march forth to fight those redcoats were I a boy. Maid Sally British redcoats had come to capture the colonial officer; but all they found was his murdered body lying in the garden. Astounding Stories, June, 1931 Now, among these redcoats who hold on to their money as long as possible, is one Lieutenant Draper, whom I attend. Under the Liberty Tree A Story of The 'Boston Massacre' The Showman: You redcoats; ev'n your boots are not your own. King Cole The struggling public, with late letters; the bustling redcoats, with their leather bags, a scene of anxious life and interest seldom exceeded. Old and New London Volume I Just after dark the riflemen marched into the streets of the village before the redcoats knew what was going on. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools He noticed now, more than before, the confident, arrogant air of the redcoats who promenaded the streets; how they leered at the women, and made the citizens who passed turn out of the way. The Continental Dragoon A Love Story of Philipse Manor-House in 1778 It was Mary's idea to write the note to her father, which the British redcoats found in Major Atwood's garden. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 The Showman: A redcoat dog, in need of a thick ear. King Cole I don't intend to be swamped by redcoats. Shirley Within ten days, there were ten thousand men ready to fight the redcoats. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools The glittering army of redcoats, so much admired by Washington, with drums beating and flags flying, forded the Monongahela and ascended the banks of the river between two hidden ravines. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 Militia troops drilled, often in disorderly fashion with little hint of being a threat to British redcoats. The Road to Independence: Virginia 1763-1783 Look at that old redcoat up in my room. The Eye of Dread The redcoat raised his gun, and pulled the trigger. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Much of his time he was on picket duty, and took part in many lively skirmishes with the redcoats. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools If England sends an army of redcoats to punish us for our loyalty, we shall give way at once. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The redcoats intend to get it, I believe,” suddenly cried Rodney. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield Before the redcoats could reload, they had reached the further shore, and run into a corn field near by, in which they were entirely hidden. Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly “What’s the news, Billy?” was his question to Billy Baker, apprentice to Mr. Hall, who sold toddy to the redcoats. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The redcoats are surely fooled, for they hurry down with a strong force to meet them, only to find their fort captured before they can get back. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools And I fell in love with you as a redcoat, I really did, and fought with myself in the nights when I was alone. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia A big redcoat was upon him before he could reload. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield We wanted to show these redcoats what British seamen could do when they were on their metal. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson His coming gave them confidence and made them more than ever determined to drive the redcoats out of Boston. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The darkness is lighted only by the flashes from the guns of the redcoats. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools The child entered shyly, Julius having announced "two Britisher redcoats" with bated breath and wide-open eyes. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia I know ye will if the redcoats don’t take the field away from ye. Rodney, the Ranger With Daniel Morgan on Trail and Battlefield And in a whale-boat they set off To Rhode Island fair, To catch a redcoat General Who then resided there. Harper's Young People, February 17, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly The redcoats sprang to their guns, to give shot for shot. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance This act, extreme even in those days of British cruelty, doubtless nerved him to incredible deeds of bravery in fighting the hated redcoats. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools Madam Wetherill made her brief explanation to show why she had ventured to bring two dashing redcoats, in their military trappings, to the home of the plain Quaker. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia "I rather conceive 500 redcoats may either subject or ruin Virginia," Goode replied. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 But raced along by carriages, bicycles and motor-cars, and leading to a luncheon tent, a car full of hounds, school of cavalry officers, and the redcoats preparing to start. The Spirit of Rome I looked round and saw the redcoats leaping over the breastwork. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance On the night of the 16th, a few of the redcoats actually succeeded in reaching the opposite shore, when a storm of wind and rain suddenly arose and continued till morning. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools "There are two redcoats, full of gold lace and frippery," said Janice Kent severely. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia "There is a report that Sir William Berkeley hath sent to the King for 2000 redcoats, and I do believe it may be true," said Bacon. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 The redcoats looked, and, it is safe to assert, laughed not, as to them the humor of the situation was not appealing. How the Flag Became Old Glory “Yes, and ready to do what I can to drive the redcoats into the sea.” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance "The redcoats are marching in full force straight for the city," he said; "and if they keep on, they will reach here this very night." Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools Surely thou wouldst not want a redcoat Britisher tacked to thy family! A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Meekness was something far from Berkeley's heart, but he was desperately anxious to end the rebellion before the redcoats arrived. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 In April 1775 the skirmish at Concord between American colonists and British redcoats marked the beginning of a war that was to determine for the future the course of political events in the Western Hemisphere. Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt “Wouldn’t ye like a chaw of tobacco, redcoat?” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The people of New Orleans had heard how the rough Britons dealt with the cities of Spain, and they knew well enough that the hated redcoats would treat their own loved city in like manner. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools When they drink to the King and the redcoat army, we shall say to ourselves, 'Washington and the buff and blue.' A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia Now that once more Bacon was in possession of all Virginia except the Eastern Shore, his chief concern was the redcoats, whose arrival was reported to be close at hand. Bacon's Rebellion, 1676 “Best not say that aloud, my boy; but I am glad the redcoats have not made you forget that American settlers have a right to defend their homes.” A Little Maid of Ticonderoga Abraham Duncan, going here and there along the streets, saw the redcoats reading them, and night after night soldiers disappeared, never again to shoulder a musket in the service of the king. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Some of the redcoats thought it best to stir up the stranger, and so fired several times at her. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools I dare swear that half your redcoats have the sneaking desire to see the young man win free out of the country. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 "Your orthodox historian puts In foremost rank the soldier thus, The redcoat bully in his boots That hides the march of men from us." The Life and Times of John Wilkins Warden of Wadham college, Oxford; master of Trinity college, Cambridge; and Bishop of Chester “Scotchie” was barking fiercely as if he resented the sight of the redcoat. A Little Maid of Ticonderoga I do not propose to let the redcoats make themselves at home in this house,” said Berinthia to the sergeant who asked if the family would like to leave the town. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The redcoats trampled out their camp fires, and fled behind the levee for shelter. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools Come, Captain Macdonald, sure ’tis not worth our while doing the work of the redcoats for them. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 The "redcoat bully," as Thackeray somewhat harshly calls him, figures largely in the early pages of Wood's 'Life and Times,' but does not hide the march of men. The Life and Times of John Wilkins Warden of Wadham college, Oxford; master of Trinity college, Cambridge; and Bishop of Chester The lake seemed to be in the possession of the redcoats. A Little Maid of Ticonderoga Had he not been down to death’s door through brutal treatment from the redcoats? Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The redcoats retreated and found shelter behind the levee. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools The first redcoat I met directed me to the inn where the Duke had his headquarters, and I was presently admitted to a hearing. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 In a lower voice he said: "There are three houses just ahead, and I am sure I saw a redcoat at one of the doors." The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys Faith and Louise always had so many things to talk about that they seldom spoke of the redcoats; and when they did Louise seemed to dislike them more than Faith herself. A Little Maid of Ticonderoga Some of the redcoats were polishing their gun barrels and bayonets, others smoking their pipes. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance He kept up, however, a continual pounding with his big guns, and his mounted riflemen gave the redcoats no rest. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools The wanderer exerted himself to keep us in spirits, now whistling a spring of Clanranald’s march, now retailing to us the story of how he had walked through the redcoats as Miss Macdonald’s Betty Burke. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 A military band escorted a regiment of redcoats down to the dock, and the necessary papers for the transfer of the prisoners were exchanged. The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys And Faith described the skating party on the lake that the redcoats had interfered with. A Little Maid of Ticonderoga “You can say to your father,” the doctor continued, “that the redcoats are becoming very insolent, and we fear there will be trouble.” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Clark had been able to leave only a few of the men he had sent there, and some of them deserted the moment they caught sight of the redcoats. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools He reports unusual activity among the clan militia and the redcoats on Skye. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Lossier and his men advanced, but as soon as they came in sight of the redcoats they made a wild rush for the woods and scattered in all directions. The Hero of Ticonderoga or Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys The redcoats fell by scores and were thrown into hopeless confusion. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. It was a great satisfaction to Robert and Tom to go up Queen Street and see the redcoats enter the jail and hear the key click in the lock behind them. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance He might retreat before the British bayonets, but he must rally at once to the fight, and let the redcoats have "Indian play." Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools From one hiding-place to another the redcoats and their clan allies drove us. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 "Likely the redcoat colonel has ordered 'em to stop shooting," said Paul. The Keepers of the Trail A Story of the Great Woods From stonewalls, fences, trees and haylofts, the Americans had picked off the British redcoats as they retreated back to Boston, and had proved themselves to be foemen that could not be despised. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Paul Revere, Tom Brandon, Robert Newman, and a score of the Sons of Liberty were keeping watch of the movements of the redcoats. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance No sooner do the redcoats retire, than up comes Shelby again at the head of his men, nearer the top than before. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools On every side the redcoats had hemmed us in, and we knew not whether we tramped to a precarious safety or to death. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 “Here’s where we fit and plum whopped the life outten the redcoats,” we overheard a mountain boy from a mission school boasting to his companions. Blue Ridge Country I was in uniform in the streets, confining myself severely to my own business, when I saw approaching a squad of redcoats under a non-commissioned officer. From Sail to Steam, Recollections of Naval Life “Never will I turn my back to the redcoats,” said Hancock. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Meanwhile the riflemen, behind every tree and every rock, were picking off the redcoats. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools Now a group of the redcoats we saw on the Welsh Ride overtakes us, and Sintram plunges and dances as a wild little thorough-bred comes up to our side. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 26, August, 1880 of Popular Literature and Science The British bayonets gleamed brightly in the sun, as, with steady tramp, the line of redcoats and bluejackets advanced at the charge. The Three Commanders The British would at once send a strong body of troops to punish the daring patriots, but the redcoat leader would look in vain for anybody to punish. Strange Stories from History for Young People Instantly the front platoon of redcoats raise their muskets. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance With a wild hurrah, the redcoats advance on the run. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools He chased the tories and redcoats in his dreams, and talked to himself while walking alone awake. Summerfield or, Life on a Farm Some time passed by: the redcoats were hotly engaged with the enemy near a large village, that of Bourliouk. The Three Commanders The tale would have run thus: "The patriots are routed; the redcoats victorious; Warren lies dead upon the field." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators “Others may do as they will, I never will turn my back to a redcoat,” he said a few minutes ago. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The old "teamster" had set his trap, and the redcoats were caught. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools There was no time for more, so Waller slipped out and went down, expecting to see the redcoats in the hall; but there was no one there, and he went on into the kitchen. The New Forest Spy Scarcely, however, had they got there than they caught sight of a body of redcoats farther down the glen, firing rapidly as they retired before a dense mass of Russians. The Three Commanders In this siege the bluejackets of Old England, as well as the redcoats, took a part. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign The redcoats rush upon him, and a bayonet pierces his breast. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The redcoats kept up the bloodless contest by raking with their cannon the patriots' feeble breastworks of ice and snow. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools You can call me a coward as much as you like—I'll show you you're wrong when we face the redcoats. The New Land Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country Now, far away, the redcoats could be discerned scattered over the hillside. The Three Commanders There was a clash of steel, and a light play of sword-blades in the air, and then the Greys and the redcoats disappeared in the midst of the shaken and quivering columns. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign “There’s no knowing when I shall be back, mother, for if the war has begun, as I fear it has, I shall be in the ranks till the last redcoat is driven from the country.” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance When the head of his column crept cautiously round a point of the steep cliff, they came face to face with the redcoats standing beside their cannon with lighted matches. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools Where will you stand now, my people, when the redcoats thunder at our gates? The New Land Stories of Jews Who Had a Part in the Making of Our Country "Maybe when the redcoats come in you will, unless they get scared and get out before that." The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York Such are the materials of which are made the true British soldiers, the redcoats of Old England, who have nobly upheld her honour and glory in all parts of the world. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign She was in bed in her chamber, with a new-born babe at her breast, when two redcoats entered the room. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance First, the redcoat regulars were to land upon Long Island, lying to the north, and wade across the inlet which separates it from Sullivan's Island. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools The lad came home from school to find the house full of redcoats. The New England Magazine Volume 1, No. 3, March, 1886 Bay State Monthly Volume 4, No. 3, March, 1886 The stone house was the nearest place of refuge, and the boys hurried to it, the redcoats losing sight of them. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York "Here is the flask for you," answered Meg, passing it to him; "but as for your crew, they are all cut down and scattered by the redcoats!" Red Cap Tales Stolen from the Treasure Chest of the Wizard of the North In the morning Roger had felt some qualms of conscience as he took aim at the scarlet line of men by Concord River, but now to him the redcoats were fiends in human form. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The redcoats, however, were paraded on the sandy shore while some armed boats made ready to cross the inlet. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools The redcoats under Amherst and Wolfe, who thought they were fighting for King George, were in reality winning an empire for the Young Republic. History of the United States, Volume 2 They reached the place in safety, and were all inside and out of sight before the redcoats came to the wharf and began to look for them. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York Whý do we áll, seeing of a soldier, bless him? bless Our redcoats, our tars? Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Now First Published It gave him fresh courage to see Samuel Whittemore, eighty years old, come running with his musket, taking deliberate aim, firing three times, and bringing down a redcoat every time he pulled the trigger. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The redcoats leap from the barracks, and in a few moments every man is at his post. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools The redcoats kept falling one by one at the hands of an invisible foe. History of the United States, Volume 2 There were a few persons on the wharf below when the redcoats came along, but these had not seen the boys and knew nothing about them. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York On the hills to the right the little army of five thousand redcoats made a feint toward this bridge, and caused the Americans to burn it. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 “Don’t fire till the redcoats are up to it,” was his order. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Now, my brave fellows," said Colonel Cleveland, "the redcoats are at hand. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools In July, Savannah saw the last of the redcoats file out, and the British troops were collected at New York. History of the United States, Volume 2 "What place is that?" asked a sergeant of redcoats of one of the loungers, pointing to the stone house. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York The street sounds to the soldiers' tread, And out we troop to see; A single redcoat turns his head, He turns and looks at me. Human Traits and their Social Significance When it cleared, he had gone down, and the redcoats were swinging their hats. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Now they were after the redcoats in the same way they would pursue a band of Indians. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools "There they are, boys--the redcoats, and by night they're ours, or Molly Stark's a widow." History of the United States, Volume 2 "We shall have to get a look at the place," the redcoat said, and he promptly went to the door with a dozen of his men. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York I've been playing ball with the redcoats, and have caught them out. The Naval History of the United States Volume 1 He wanted to be there,—to take part in driving the redcoats into the sea. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Just as one of the aids was about to strike the colonel with his saber, a trooper came up and disabled the redcoat's arm. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools Where the redcoats stepped into their boats for disembarkation at the foot of Bunker Hill, stretch the lovely Public Gardens. Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman The sergeant and the redcoats, as well as a second lieutenant and another party, examined the region all about the place, but saw nothing of the boys and so concluded that they had gone elsewhere. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York They had stood with the undrilled minute-men along the dusty roads leading from Lexington and Concord to Boston, against the skilled redcoats of boastful Britain. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens The fields, where so many of the redcoats were cut down by the fire of the New Hampshire men, were dotted with white tents. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance The redcoats had scarcely gotten into their boats, when Dawes and Paul Revere started by different roads to warn Hancock and Adams, and the people of the country-side, that the regulars were out. The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees The redcoats had been ordered from India during the dangers consequent upon civil strife, and belonged to the historic Tenth Regiment, which Carleton's grandfather and his fellow patriots had met on Bunker Hill. Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman "There are redcoats on the Commons, Captain," the boy reported. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York The Americans in the town thought that help had come from Boston, and rushed into boats to attack the redcoats. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power He cast a glance behind, but the redcoats were not following him. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Revere, Dawes, and young Doctor Prescott, of Concord, who had joined them, had got over half the distance to the next town, when, at a sudden turning, they came upon the second redcoat patrol. The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees You listen to all that those redcoats tell you; they never thrive when placed out of musket-shot from a gin-shop: and because they don’t like it, you evacuate the island. Frank Mildmay Or, the Naval Officer "We are caught in a trap," muttered Bob, "but the redcoats don't know it, and that's the only hopeful thing about it." The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York I see a body of sepoys with some English redcoats among them coming this way. The Young Rajah “Turn out! turn out! the redcoats are coming!” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Here we were to land some of the redcoats, and were to take the rest round to Montego Bay, at the north-west end of Jamaica. Paddy Finn Stark said, "Here come the redcoats, and we must beat them to-day, or Molly Stark is a widow." Comic History of the United States "There are lines drawn right across the city and island, and the redcoats will let no one through whom they do not know." The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York It was one of the very few, either from redcoats or bluejackets, they got during the war. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign They formed in line, but, no redcoats appearing, broke ranks and went into Buckman’s tavern. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance She will gang away and be a redcoat. Three Boys or the Chiefs of the Clan Mackhai The militia were, in fact, almost useless in the open field, and only dared linger before the oncoming redcoats when intrenched or when behind walls and fences. The Wars Between England and America The city was full of redcoats, and at every step he realized the danger he ran, and also that it would increase with every hour that he and the boys remained in New York. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York The muskets of the redcoats were quickly brought to the shoulder, and at the word of command the British line was suddenly tipped with fire and then covered with smoke. For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution He understood its meaning, that the redcoats were coming. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance They will have enough to do in repulsing the redcoats, and should not stir up opposition in the rear of our armies, which this persecution of private individuals will certainly do. The Tory Maid As their weight pressed him down supine and the flag sank in his grasp, he saw their faces—Highlanders and redcoats mixed. Fort Amity Farther on, around a bend of the river, the redcoats being now out of sight, the boys rowed in to shore and made a landing. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York Take the two redcoats into the dining-room with the other one. For Love of Country A Story of Land and Sea in the Days of the Revolution The redcoats had crossed the bridge to the western bank. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance "Aye, lad, I told them that you would pull through; make a gallant fight, my boy, and you will have a shot at the redcoats yet." The Tory Maid Faith, and I don't know, redcoat; except that they've killed him. Fort Amity "Scatter the redcoats, drive them off the island, hurl them into the river!" The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York The garrison and people of Quebec awoke to see the redcoats in battle array on the Plains of Abraham. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country “Let us drive the redcoats across the river,” said Captain Smith. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Sir Rebel!" she cried in glee, "what means this defence of the hated redcoat? The Tory Maid Somewhere on his right the rapids murmured; men struggled beside him—now a dozen redcoats, now a few knowing Provincials who had lost their regiments, but were cocksure of the right path. Fort Amity "Liberty forever, forward, down with the redcoats!" echoed the plucky fellows. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York The tale would have run thus, "The patriots are routed, the redcoats victorious, Warren lies dead upon the field." Standard Selections A Collection and Adaptation of Superior Productions From Best Authors For Use in Class Room and on the Platform The redcoats had recrossed the river and were taking up the planks of the bridge. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance You would have been a soldier, and you would have gone right up to the redcoats' guns. Young Lucretia and Other Stories One or two redcoats leaped it, shouting as they leaped, and followed the sound, which crackled now as though the whole green forest were on fire. Fort Amity The redcoats evidently thought that there were many more of the daring boys, and fell back in haste. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York Two brawny redcoats were striding across the wet field to where they stood. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel Once more he took aim, as did others, and several redcoats fell. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance If they, too, would only find some great chief, under whom all the tribes could unite, how quickly would they wipe out the hated redcoats and teach the English to respect their rights. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear So we walk down to Kilfinane to look after the progress made in arranging quarters for the soldiers presently expected, some fifty odd redcoats or rifles as the authorities may decide. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. The redcoats now had to face a musket volley instead of a pistol discharge, and they felt the difference. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York There were steadfast men in the ranks who were eager to take the measure of the redcoats. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 “You are a dead man,” shouted the redcoat, raising his gun. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Night after night had they hovered about its camps, peering with greedy eyes from darkest shadows at the coveted wealth which the redcoats, ignorant of the presence of danger, so carelessly guarded. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear The military when they arrive and give that sense of security attached to a redcoat in Ireland, will be obliged to bring every kind of vehicle and transport animal with them. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. "Some of us had a hard time getting out of New York and had to run the blockade, but we got out fast enough and gave the redcoats some pretty good slaps." The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York Here Scott's column came suddenly upon a force of British redcoats led by General Drummond. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 The manly figure was in the thick of the mêlée,—a half dozen redcoats rushing upon him. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance He saw plainly that if he did not drive these redcoats back to the sea whence they came, they would soon sweep his race from the face of the earth. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear The Palladians rubbed their eyes to find the classic battle-ground of the "Three Year Olds" and "Four Year Olds" occupied by the matutinal redcoats, and horse, foot, and artillery already in possession. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. "That will give us plenty to do," declared Bob, "and give us a chance to bother the redcoats." The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York He ordered his redcoats to carry Fort Stephenson. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 He was with us just before the last assault, and hastened towards the redoubt a moment before the redcoats swarmed over it. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance I promised to teach them the art of war as practised by the redcoats, and show them how to capture Presque Isle without the loss of a man. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear A small force, insufficient to overawe the country side, only provokes the resistance it is unable to overcome, but a strong detachment of redcoats thoroughly cows the adventurous spirits of the most mutinous localities. Disturbed Ireland Being the Letters Written During the Winter of 1880-81. The night watch and a number of redcoats were now seen coming on at a run. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York It was won by Johnson's mounted riflemen, who divided and charged both the redcoats in front and the Indians in the swamp. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 A thought came to him,—to write a letter and hire a redcoat to take it to his father. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance We kept the redcoats on the run, While the band played Johnny Get Your Gun, In fourteen ninety-two. Poems Teachers Ask For Selected by readers of "Normal Instructor-Primary Plans" A great rush—and the redcoats have climbed over. Stories of Later American History In the dark, men behind pushing forward to see what was going on crowded redcoats and others into the river, and the confusion and hubbub grew worse and worse every moment. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York These redcoats move along social lines that don't look like much to a cowman; but once in the Force you must abide by them. Raw Gold A Novel And do you wonder I have hated the sight of a redcoat ever since? Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Why, even over here we had to come with our legions to help you repel the redcoats. When Wilderness Was King A Tale of the Illinois Country "I mean that we shall have a file of redcoats down upon us as soon as ever Mr. Owen Pengarvin can give the alarm." The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady "Good thing, too, to get rid of all the redcoats!" The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York It was a big place, probably fifty feet by a hundred, and quite a number of redcoats were sprinkled about, some reading, some writing letters, and two or three groups playing cards. Raw Gold A Novel Memory recalled a day when two soldiers assaulted her; from that hour a redcoat had been hateful. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Then, since the Revolution was on, Ethan Allen and the rest of the "Green Mountain Boys" turned in and helped whip the redcoats. Dewey and Other Naval Commanders But I undertook to cool the Indian's ardor, explaining that the redcoat soldiers were the Long-knife's brothers, in a way, not to be slain save in honorable battle. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady They had left their muskets behind, but they all had their pistols and were ready to give the redcoats as lively a reception as they could. The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York It was the same at the breastwork as at the redoubt, and at the second or third volley the remaining redcoats broke and fled promiscuously down the hill. "Old Put" The Patriot Afterwards, years afterwards, they would pay the blood-money, driblet by driblet, to the Government and tell their children how they had slain the redcoats by thousands. The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling Far down he saw the redcoats, and then, much nearer, coming out from dwarf woods, still King George's men. Foes Let us see her safe beyond peradventure of a doubt; then I'm with you to fight the redcoats single-handed, if you like. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady So the redcoats have gone into New York, have they? The Liberty Boys Running the Blockade or, Getting Out of New York No. After daybreak the redcoats came by from Struan; and there was no more till nine, when an old man like the Catechist from Killichonan passed. The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays This Hindu stani regiment, therefore, we treated with fair words, and kept standing in one place till the redcoats came after them very hot and angry. The Kipling Reader Selections from the Books of Rudyard Kipling At last, a hundred feet above the old shelter, he dipped over the crag head to a saucer-like depression walled from all redcoat view by the surmounted rock. Foes A redcoat troop had me in durance at Jennifer House, and while they affected to hold me at parole, I never gave consent to that, and so was kept a prisoner. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady When he landed, a number of soldiers were at drill in the paddock, and he charged the redcoats at once. The Book of the Bush Containing Many Truthful Sketches Of The Early Colonial Life Of Squatters, Whalers, Convicts, Diggers, And Others Who Left Their Native Land And Never Returned How does a lad take the boots off a redcoat? The Atlantic Book of Modern Plays To his overwhelming relief he saw that the redcoats had halted in the lower entrance to the valley. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest Thereupon rose some noisy difference of opinion among the drinking redcoats. Foes And when the way to our horses was clear of the galloping Carolinians, and we would have run to mount and ride after them, the swarming redcoat van was upon us. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady The militia was raised, and the king sent down his illegitimate son, Monmouth, husband of the heiress of Buccleuch, at the head of several regiments of redcoats. A Short History of Scotland Seeing these men fall, Major Buttrick called out, 'Fire, for God's sake, men, fire!' and we did pour a volley into the redcoats. The Yankee Tea-party Or, Boston in 1773 Ambrose counted sixteen redcoats in the main body, and a man in plain clothes, evidently a native guide. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest The tale would have run thus: "The patriots are routed,—the redcoats victorious, Warren lies dead upon the field." American Eloquence, Volume 2 Studies In American Political History (1896) The interruption came in the shape of a troop of redcoat horsemen galloping in the road to meet us, and we were shortly surrounded and put sharply to the question. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Under these circumstances, then, we are inclined to think, that the disorderly mob of that inn had not so wholesome a fear as it was most certainly intended they should have of the redcoats. Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood On my road, and almost under the shadow of this rock, my mule shied in the most ladylike fashion at sight of a redcoat prostrate in the dust. The White Wolf and Other Fireside Tales "That bull-headed redcoat is likely to get a surprise!" he thought. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest The Americans became discouraged and bewildered; and when FitzGibbon rode up at the head of his redcoats they were ready to give in. The War With the United States : A Chronicle of 1812 One of the redcoat troopers lounging before the great fire had risen and was coming straight for our hiding place. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady As she came round too, some redcoats were seen on her deck. One of the 28th A Tale of Waterloo It's not for what he did at the wars that the redcoats trapes after him. The Shadow of a Crime A Cumbrian Romance Gentlemen, I ask you to consider the situation on that fair morning in September when the gallant little band of redcoats rode into that hellishly planned trap. The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest The redcoats, spread out in single rank at open order, were ridden down by Harrison's cavalry, backed by the mass of his infantry. The War With the United States : A Chronicle of 1812 The British troops marched out to Lexington to capture them, but Paul Revere was two hours ahead, and when the redcoats arrived the birds had flown. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen "Those blistered redcoats at Fort Prince George are a deal too handy to be called on by such make-bates as the herders on the Keowee River." The Frontiersmen He was headed for Ireland and close grips with the hated redcoats as fast as train and steamer could bear him. Kindred of the Dust Surely the redcoats would never allow themselves to be surprised! The Fur Bringers A Story of the Canadian Northwest The Indians drove the American militia out of Lewiston, which the advancing redcoats burnt to the ground. The War With the United States : A Chronicle of 1812 The redcoats had marched out to Concord—and back; and the embattled farmers had stood and fired the shot "heard 'round the world." Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen Then the defenders of the column made good their own retreat, for they knew that by now the redcoats were swarming over the island. The Conqueror D'ri had begun to shoot, dodging between trees, and a redcoat had tumbled over. D'Ri and I "Das what the redcoats say; eight dollars fo' one rebel scalp, suh." The Maid-At-Arms My grandfather's detestation of the British redcoats must have descended to me. Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897 Sometimes they were redcoats and sometimes buff and blue, but all seemed to be very hungry and extremely thirsty, and the Adams household received a great deal more attention than it courted. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen The green woods swarmed with redcoats, and the Hessians acted with a brutality demoralizing to raw troops. The Conqueror When the actor was called upon for a sentiment, he proposed the health of his gracious sovereign, Anne, whereat all in the company were pleased with the exception of one disloyal redcoat. The Palmy Days of Nance Oldfield The revived navigation laws, the stamp act, the tea duty, and the dispatch of redcoats to coerce Massachusetts were a cumulation of grievances not to be borne by high-spirited people. American Negro Slavery A Survey of the Supply, Employment and Control of Negro Labor as Determined by the Plantation Regime The hooks were to be seen from which swung the hammocks of Burgoyne's captive redcoats. Four Famous American Writers: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, James Russell Lowell, Bayard Taylor A Book for Young Americans And is your sleep disturbed by dreams of British redcoats or hissing flintlocks? Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen He then started hot and hard for Albany, a dangerous as well as exhausting journey, for neither savage tribes nor redcoats could be far in the distance. The Conqueror I have a horrible fear they are brought up on the battle of Salamis and the brutal redcoats of '76. The Haunted Bookshop Inside this hallowed edifice was a glass-cased diorama of thousands of tiny toy soldiers, rebels and redcoats, fighting and dying over the green hill, the riverside marshes, the rebel trenchworks. The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier When Michigan was almost a trackless wilderness they crossed Lake Erie, landed at Malden, drove the redcoats out of the fort and started them on the double quick. The Bark Covered House Presently the redcoats charged again, this time slowly and silently, in long, regular lines. The Raid from Beausejour; and How the Carter Boys Lifted the Mortgage "That is a question the major can answer best; but you know the redcoats are abroad, and Dunwoodie commands in the county; these English must be looked to." The Spy Let us show the redcoats that we know how to use it. Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 Even when the Russian squadrons broke it could not for the moment act while the redcoats were still blended with the gray. Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places There's ne'er a one o' the redcoats 'ill cut up rougher 'n I shall—barrin' the beard, and that don't go for much now-a-days. Stephen Archer and Other Tales “Don't let the redcoats get you,” he said. The Dare Boys of 1776 There's two hundred on our side, but the Yankees'll ride through in the dark and get across before the redcoats are awake. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence So eager were they to get at the redcoats that most of them threw down their muskets without even firing them, and then rushed on furiously, sword in hand. The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolf Three sides of the great square were lined with redcoats; the square itself was thronged with people, and every window and balcony looking over it was filled. The Christian A Story In the winter of 1775-6, over 110 years ago, as the ready mathematician will perceive, 1,700 redcoats swarmed over Boston Common. Remarks “I guess there are no redcoats in these woods,” he murmured after listening a while. The Dare Boys of 1776 Some of our cavalry came across through the redcoats late to-night. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence By that time the steady ranks of the redcoats, aided by the cavalry, had killed five times as many as they had lost by the wild slashing of the claymores. The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolf It was the Highlanders who flung their targes down, and made fierce work among us redcoats. The Virginians We must keep ourselves close, though, or we shall have the redcoats coming down upon us, like so many sharks around a wreck. The Pilot “You are going where redcoats are thicker than mosquitoes, and that is saying a good deal.” The Dare Boys of 1776 On his return home after his exchange he vowed to his father that he would return to the army and fight until the last redcoat was driven out of the country. American Prisoners of the Revolution He saw redcoats with Saunders opposite Beauport, redcoats at the island, redcoats at the Point of Levy, and redcoats guarding the Levis batteries. The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolf And Jehosophat could see the redcoats on the horses not far away. Half-Past Seven Stories Do you really think the redcoats are coming? Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life You got here just in time to frighten those redcoats away, but I don't believe that two can do spy-work successfully.” The Dare Boys of 1776 Half-a-dozen redcoats came aft in a rush; someone hit me a blow on the head, and all my life seemed to pass from me in a stream of fire out at my eyes. Jim Davis Then, for the first time, every one watching knew what she was; for the barge was heading straight in towards the town, and redcoats and bluejackets could see each other plainly. The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolf "Anyway, I'm glad we saved him from the ole redcoats," he finished. Half-Past Seven Stories Besides, with all the girl's fright, she had still a good deal of courage, and much curiosity too, to see what these redcoats were of whom she heard such terrible stories. Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life “Well, you had better be careful, that's all I have got to say!” snarled the redcoat, viciously. The Dare Boys of 1776 And all them redcoat fellers got was a dead horse and a horse with a water-breaker on him. Jim Davis The long column of redcoats marched through a scowling mob of citizens, who meanly grudged a night's lodging to the very men coming there to fight for them. The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolf It was a great day for New England; and on the same day thirty years later the British redcoats fell beneath the volleys on Bunker Hill. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 "Perhaps take yonder proud redcoat's counsel, and shoot him behind a hedge." Septimius Felton, or, the Elixir of Life “Well, no matter, when it comes to battle, I'll wager that we will give the redcoats all they can do.” The Dare Boys of 1776 Within a mile and half of Lexington, however, a horseman was too quick on the spur for him, and galloping to the village, gave the alarm that the redcoats were coming. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 The redcoats were in dense columns, their bayonets flashing and their colours waving defiance. The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolf Save for the redcoats, and I am not so daft over Sir Henry Clinton's gay officers as some—no doubt't is my Quaker blood—except for the officers, where are our gallants? An Unwilling Maid Being the History of Certain Episodes during the American Revolution in the Early Life of Mistress Betty Yorke, born Wolcott With the bitter wrongs of George III. rankling in his heart, he came to despise all forms of monarchy, and to hate "redcoats." Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established The youth, after a keen survey of the form, decided that the redcoat's back was toward him, and so advanced a couple of steps, as silently as a shadow. The Dare Boys of 1776 "Maybe he hid muskets or powder from the redcoats there, hey?" Roy Blakeley's Adventures in Camp They were full of angry Jacobites, who could never forgive the redcoats for defeating Prince Charlie. The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolf Had the "hateful redcoats" ceased to be hateful to her? An Unwilling Maid Being the History of Certain Episodes during the American Revolution in the Early Life of Mistress Betty Yorke, born Wolcott "Wouldn't we make it unprofitable for the redcoats!" Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established This accomplished, he went out on deck, dragged the other redcoat into the cabin, and into the stateroom. The Dare Boys of 1776 Till the sun got low, I did not believe that there were so many redcoats in the forest army. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 60, October, 1862 But the French now saw, to their dismay, that thousands of other redcoats were clambering ashore, nearer in to Louisbourg, and that these men would cut them off if they waited a moment longer. The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolf But I do assure you he is no house-keeper, I have seen him in desperate conflict with savage men, and even with His Majesty's redcoats. Salute to Adventurers Sukey did not fire as often as some of the others, but at every shot he went up to the breastwork, looked over until he could see a redcoat, and then taking aim blazed away. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established He did not get excited, and could lie down and sleep soundly almost anywhere, and even with the redcoats in close proximity to him. The Dare Boys of 1776 Fines, imprisonments, and other sentences, out of all proportion to the offence committed, were heaped on every redcoat in much the same way as was then being practised in Boston and other hotbeds of disaffection. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton Bayonet after bayonet would suddenly flash out of line and fall forward, as the stricken redcoat, standing there with shouldered arms, quivered and sank to the ground. The Winning of Canada: a Chronicle of Wolf Such fortresses belong to the Empire; and the Queen's redcoats should hold them all round the world. Canada and the States "We've downed one redcoat in fair light; what more do ye want, bad luck to ye?" Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established He felt confident he could do so, if he could succeed in taking the redcoat by surprise. The Dare Boys of 1776 The redcoats had done their work in ridding America of the old French menace. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton At last, but slowly, sullenly, and turning to have shot after shot at that stubborn defence of Montcalm's, the redcoats gave way and retreated, leaving hundreds of killed and wounded behind them. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm War did not seem to the boy such a glorious thing as when he saw the gallant redcoats in the morning marching to the stirring strains of the "British Grenadiers." Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812 The field looked like a sea of blood, for it was literally covered with redcoats. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established His actions were such as would cause the redcoat to think he did not contemplate offering any resistance, and this was done purposely, so as to throw the redcoat off his guard. The Dare Boys of 1776 But wantonly baiting the redcoats had already become a most discreditable general practice. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton The redcoats had plenty of trouble in landing; and it was not till six that their grenadiers, a thousand strong, were forming up to lead the attack. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm "But Wellington will soon thrash Boney," interjected Zenas, who was an ardent admirer of the Peninsular hero, "and then his redcoats will polish off the Yankees, won't they, father?" Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812 Fernando and his score of sharpshooters soon began dropping the redcoats as fast as they could see them. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established A few minutes later the three redcoats emerged from amid the bushes, the two having freed the redcoat from his bonds. The Dare Boys of 1776 Feeling ran high; and higher still when, a few weeks later, the civil magistrates vented their rage on several redcoats by imposing sentences exceeding even the utmost limits of their previous vindictive action. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton But Saunders was still opposite the Beauport entrenchments; and the British camps at the island of Orleans, the Point of Levy, and the Levis batteries still seemed to have a good many redcoats. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm As they approached the post at Beaver Dams, the redcoats gave a hearty British cheer. Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812 About two hundred redcoats were led by an officer on horseback. Sustained honor The Age of Liberty Established They wanted to be at the front, helping fight the redcoats. The Dare Boys of 1776 The invectives against the redcoats and their friends the seigneurs were of the usual abusive type. The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton There were more redcoats at the island of Orleans, more at the Point of Levy, more still near the Levis batteries. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm But there were no more redcoats in their drawing-rooms, and our antagonists were of the last who had lingered. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker Troops were dispatched to overawe Boston, but the angry Bostonians hooted and hissed the "lobsterbacks," as the redcoats were derisively styled, and in 1770 provoked them to actual bloodshed—the so-called "Boston Massacre." A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. Louder sounded the footsteps, plainer the voices of the redcoats. The Dare Boys of 1776 And a redcoat shot me through the arm. The Junior Classics — Volume 7 Stories of Courage and Heroism Of the two Vergor was up first; up first, and with a shock, to find redcoats running at his tent with fixed bayonets. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm But now that both sides are sure at last that they are really at war, these men who live among us and are ready to welcome every redcoat must have their lesson. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker Among those captured by the redcoats was a small boy, thirteen years of age. The True Citizen, How to Become One I want to join the army, and fight the redcoats. The Dare Boys of 1776 By Arthur Quiller-Couch It was in 1779, when America was struggling with England for her independence, and a division of the English redcoats were encamped on the banks of the Potomac. The Junior Classics — Volume 7 Stories of Courage and Heroism Meanwhile half the 5,000 that Montcalm was able to get into action was beginning to fire at the redcoats from under cover and at some distance. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm I saw the girl-boy leap down among the bayonets, and we were at once in a hurly-burly of redcoats, our men with and after us. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker "Boys, the redcoats are upon us!" he shouted "Each man to his horse." Stories by English Authors: England There was no hurry, and besides, by hurrying he might run right into a party of redcoats, and this would be bad, as it would likely result in his capture. The Dare Boys of 1776 An' she was good to the poor, but divii a bit av love did she have for a redcoat. Cappy Ricks Retires Soon not one but four great, solid masses of redcoats were showing through the trees, less than a quarter of a mile away. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm The stores on Second street were open and well lighted, and the coffee-house was full of redcoats carousing, while loose women tapped on the windows and gathered at the doors. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker The redcoats were thrashed and there was much boasting and bragging among the men of the settlement. Viola Gwyn But the redcoats were evidently not satisfied to let the matter go thus. The Dare Boys of 1776 Your people--dispersed, broken, gone, or cut to ribbands by the redcoats.' Guy Mannering — Complete Three of them were uniform masses of ordinary redcoats. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm A dozen redcoats went by to change the guards set at the doors of general officers. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker Our arms were again victorious; the redcoats ran away and left their ambulance in our hands, carrying with them many dead and wounded. Jess “A spy!” he heard one of the redcoats cry. The Dare Boys of 1776 This accomplished, a squadron of light dragoons rode into the water and struck boldly across, a number of boats setting out at the same moment, each laden with redcoats. Janice Meredith Calling out 'Quarter, Quarter!' the redcoats held their muskets above their heads and ran in towards the wall. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm The last I saw, at Germantown, of Jack, he was raging in a furious mob of redcoats, with no hat, and that sword my aunt presented cutting and parrying. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker Two people were in the office when she entered, one a redcoat, evidently acting in some clerical capacity; the other a girl whom Rouletta had never seen. The Winds of Chance The redcoat pickets had evidently retreated to the British encampment. The Dare Boys of 1776 They were now all crowded into the large dining-room at Kelly's Court; about five-and-twenty redcoats, and Mr Armstrong's rusty black. The Kellys and the O'Kellys The two redcoat brigades from Montmorency had now joined the remnant of the first, which had had such a rough experience. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm Indeed, he made for my aunt some pretty sketches of the fall woods, and, as I have said, was welcome where no other redcoat could enter. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker Rock knew about Laure—those detestable redcoats knew pretty much everything that went on beneath the surface of Dawson life—and if Pierce ran counter to the fellow's warning he would probably speak out. The Winds of Chance You had better keep your eyes open, too, for the redcoats may come prowling around here to-morrow, and you must not let them capture you.” The Dare Boys of 1776 A HAG: What call had the redcoat to strike the gentleman and he under the influence. Ulysses One brigade of redcoats came in boats from the Point of Levy and rowed about in front of the left of Montcalm's entrenchments. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm A half-mile below I perceived, far back of the shore, a few redcoats. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker The cherry tree was the steeple, of course, and both your sons, you'll be ashamed to hear, were redcoats. The Rich Mrs. Burgoyne He was fortunate, however, in that he did not encounter any redcoats, and in considerably less than an hour he was at the shore, near where the prison-ships were anchored. The Dare Boys of 1776 The redcoat ducked but the Dubliner lifted him with a left hook, the body punch being a fine one. Ulysses Wolfe's 5,000 redcoats were already on the Plains when Montcalm galloped up to the crest of ground from which he could see them, only six hundred yards away. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm No sooner was the redcoat lover gone awhile than, as Miss Chew declared, Darthea put off mourning for the absent. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker We had the redcoats down—even to guard this house. Touch and Go You have already encountered the redcoats and had adventures with them, while the rest of us have had to stay cooped up here in the city.” The Dare Boys of 1776 But for the most part their bullets crashed through the branches, or were buried in tree trunks, while the pitiless rain of lead mowed down the redcoats. This Country of Ours The redcoats marched forward a hundred paces and halted. The Passing of New France : a Chronicle of Montcalm |
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