Loyalist – people who
stayed loyal to Britain during the American Revolution and the War of 1812
Stead – a male horse
Receding (to recede) –
to withdraw or fall back
Putter – to move or
act aimlessly
Reinforcements – back
up or extra help
Reins – part of a
harness that the rider holds to control the horse
Blue coats – American
soldiers
Commanding – to tell
someone what to do
Hesitant – unsure if
you should act
Illustrious – outstanding
because of rank or achievement
Brigade - military unit composed of people for special
activity
Ammunition – material
for attacking or defending a position
Cavalry – a group of
people who move together (in Bully Boys, it’s a group of people moving together
on horses)
Red coat – British
soldiers serving the King
Cavalrymen – the men
who make up the army riding on the group of horses
Trough – gutter shaped
object that holds water, usually for animals to drink out of
Musket – weapon with
small fire
Coot – a harmless,
simple person
Coaxing (to coax) – urging
someone or influencing someone to do something.
Plundered (to plunder) – stealing
things
Shielded (to shield) - to
protect from danger or damage
Militia - A group of civilians that form their own
military unit (they have military training but are only called into action in
emergencies)
Deception (to deceive) – to
make someone believe something untrue
Famine – a great lack
of food (towards starvation)
Regiment – organized
body of troops and unit in the army
Hemmed (hem) – a
border of cloth stitched together
Powder Horn – a
bullhorn full of gun powder used to reload a gun
Definitely – of
course, something that is for sure
Sympathizers – feel
compassion for someone and understanding
Balked (to balk) – not
finishing an action, or stopping short of the end
Invader – someone who
takes over someone else’s land
Rump – upper rounded
part of the hind quarters of an animal
Green Tigers – A group
of 50 men on the British side (also known as the Bully Boys)
Squirrelled – to store
away
Cripple – A partly disabled individual
Bluster – A storm or something loud
Stride – to move with longer spaced steps
To Retreat – to back away from something
Boisterous – marked by high spirits
Massa – a slave term for “master” or the person in charge
Certainty – being very certain or convinced that something
is the case
Petticoat – a skirt that is worn under a dress or outer
skirt
Aide – when a military officer acts as an assistant (helper)
Bugle – instrument resembling a trumpet
Bugler – someone who plays the bugle
Flank – refers to the sides of something (going to the
flank)
Pickets – a soldier on the front line
Flats – refers to wooden boards you walk across to get from
shore to the boat
Negotiating – to confer with someone to come to an agreement
