- 1837  (1930)  No sooner, however, the disaffected here found that the "Red Coats" were all gone than they began to muster their strength, and on the 4th of December broke out into open Rebellion.
- 1870  Bad treatment of the French half-breeds is still continued by the "redcoats" at Fort Garry.
- 1958  Color of the scarlet jackets worn by RCMP was chosen in deference to the wishes of the plains Indians, who had regarded the "Red Coats" of the earlier British Army garrisons in the west as friends and protectors
1b n. in Indian parlance, a white man, especially one identified with officialdom.
- 1833  Fired by their wily suggestions, the high and jealous spirit of the Indian chiefs took the alarm, and they beheld with impatience the "Red Coat," or "Saganaw," usurping . . . those possessions. . . .
- 1918  The fierce chief asked many questions about the Red Coats' trading post, and the price in beaver skins of different articles.
2 n. a member of the Royal Canadian (formerly, North West) Mounted Police.