tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post4417493595337584479..comments2024-03-28T10:44:30.518-06:00Comments on American Creation: "Damned Lobsterbacks" and the Boston MassacreBrad Harthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17669677047039491864noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-59018506260074042013-03-29T15:59:46.970-06:002013-03-29T15:59:46.970-06:00In the book "George Washington's War"...In the book "George Washington's War", author Robert Leckie states on page 55 "They (British soldiers) were also vilified as "foreigners" and the soldiers derided as "lobsterbacks" - a reference to the bloody floggings with which the British army enforced its brutal discipline." I had never heard of this unusual explanation of the term "lobsterback" until reading this book. The typical explanation as you stated is that they were called this because of their red uniforms. Now it appears that neither explanation is correct since it looks like the term was never used by American patriots at all!obihan30noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-21152459224201805272010-09-12T15:58:57.713-06:002010-09-12T15:58:57.713-06:00Interesting, yet another of those lovely little ta...Interesting, yet another of those lovely little tales in the national creation myth that turns out to be false.<br /><br />I've been reading Neil Oliver's work on Scottish History where he deals with the Scottish creation myths (Rob Roy, Braveheart, Jacobites, etc.). His opinion is that they help define the national character, but shouldn't be a total focus.Laci the Chinese Crestedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07371541369012938298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1237087217187172116.post-24122653084824550912010-09-09T22:16:23.472-06:002010-09-09T22:16:23.472-06:00Other aspects of the traditional tale to rethink— ...Other aspects of the traditional tale to rethink— Pvt. Hugh White wasn’t a young recruit, but thirty years old. Edward Garrick didn’t insult the British army; he yelled about Capt. Goldfinch and his regiment because he thought that captain hadn’t paid a bill. And Samuel Maverick was near the back of the crowd, more a bystander than one of the men threatening the troops.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.com