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Redcoat - nickname for soldiers in the British army from the late 17th to early 20th centuries (British Imperial Era); in the context of the American Revolutionary War, the term is used as a generalisation for the loyalist side.

Tory - right-wing, traditionalist British political philosophy created by the Caveliers (supporters of the monarchy during the English Civil War); also a nickname for one of the three major political parties in British politics (Conservative Party).