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The Redcoats are the British soldiers in the British Empire and antagonists in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series. They appear as recurring obstacles who try to pursue after Jack Sparrow numerous times, but Jack always manages to escape.

Background[]

The Redcoats wear red-sleeved uniforms with white cuffs and facings, including white pants, black boots, and tricorne hats. In addition to this, sailors and officers working for the Royal Navy wear blue uniforms.

The marines who work for the East India Trading Company wear red coats until Cutler Beckett retrieved the Heart of Davy Jones. The marines would later wear blue and red colored EITC-styked uniforms, who were known as Blue Coats, because of the colors of clothing they wore.

Appearances[]

The Curse of the Black Pearl[]

Redcoats are often seen stationing Fort Charles at Port Royal under command of James Norrington and guard the prison. As Lieutenant Gillette notices Elizabeth Swann falling, he sends the redcoats to go rescue her; Jack Sparrow comes to the rescue and upon trying to rescue her, the redcoats try to shoot him, but Jack evades them. They later arrive at Mr. Brown's smithy where they found out that Jack Sparrow was knocked out and is later taken to prison. Following the attack of the Black Pearl at Port Royal, the redcoats helped defend the town from the raid as well as Captain Barbossa and his cursed crew.

Furthermore, the redcoats joined battle and fight against the cursed crew raiding the HMS Interceptor. Many of the redcoats suffered casualties during battle, but after the curse was broken, the pirates fighting with Barbossa's army were arrested. They later took part during the event where Jack Sparrow is to be killed via hangman's noose, but Will Turner freed Jack from the clutches of the executioner. With Jack freed, the redcoats prepare to stop Will Turner from escaping with Jack Sparrow who has escaped. Several of them were knocked out and when several surrounded the two, Elizabeth Swann prepares to help and under Norrington's orders, Jack managed to escape for rescuing Elizabeth.

Dead Man's Chest[]

A large group of marines serve under Lord Cutler Beckett's command in the East India Trading Company wore red coats; the further marines who wore blue and red colored coats were known as blue coats who serve the EITC.

At World's End[]

The marines still remain their duties at the EITC with Cutler Beckett still a loyal member as the EITC planned to eradicate piracy, but the plan failed due to the Pearl and the Dutchman destroying the HMS Endeavour with Lord Cutler Beckett in it.

On Stranger Tides[]

Redcoats serve their duties as guards under the rule of King George II in London. As Jack Sparrow and Joshamee Gibbs escaped the Old Bailey from an angry mob who wanted to see a pirate's hanging, the redcoats surround the two and are taken to King George's palace. As Jack wreaks havoc in King George's palace, the redcoats pursue Jack Sparrow, but later gets rescued by Captain Teague to avoid getting caught.

Dead Men Tell No Tales[]

The redcoats are one of the victims who are under attack by Captain Salazar, many of them taken out by Salazar's crew. Numerous redcoats reside in the town of Saint Martin and later notice Jack on a rope during the robbery of the bank at Saint Martin. Under command by Mayor Dix, a group of marines chase after Jack attempting to go after the runaway bank in a plan to get money, to which Jack manages to escape from them. The plan for the pirates to get money was unsuccessful after the bank was destroyed across Saint Martin, due to only one piece of gold coin obtained during the chase, causing Jack to lose faith in his crew. More marines also ended up chasing Carina Smyth who has been recently accused for witchcraft just as she manages to escape with Henry Turner. Having escaped, the marines are told to search for the victims that escaped across Saint Martin. After Mayor Dix captures Jack Sparrow who leaves the inn during a rainy night, some redcoats arrive and approach Jack Sparrow just as their mayor tells them that Jack Sparrow should be executed at dawn. The redcoats bring Jack to prison for attempting to rob the bank just as he is thrown in his prison cell before being executed by dawn. Henry Turner later wears a redcoat outfit to avoid getting spotted by the patrolling redcoats and plans to look for Jack Sparrow only to be grabbed by the real Jack himself, much to Henry's notice to him.

The next day, two redcoats bring Jack to execution to which he notices Uncle Jack happy to see him. He then has a brief conversation with his nephew just as Sparrow tells him that the redcoats are sentencing him for execution just before the two guards take him out of the prison and send him to execution. A group of marines are later present during the event where Jack Sparrow and Carina Smyth are sentenced to be killed for piracy and witchcraft (despite Carina claiming herself that she is not a witch) as an angry mob of townspeople are gathered to watch. As Jack and Carina continue talking, the mayor impatiently orders the marines to kill them both. Henry Turner arrives at the spot where Jack and Carina are at just as he fights off a few redcoats just as he orders Jack's crew to fire their cannon to save Jack from being executed by firing a cannonball at the execution platform just as the redcoats, the mob of townspeople, and the hangman notice this as Jack's crew continues fighting against the redcoats, much to the mayor's fury that the plan was disrupted just as the mob retreats from the ambush.

Jack's crew reloads the cannon they are using to destroy the execution platform, knocking a redcoat off the platform while Henry continues fighting against the hangman as Carina knocks him off the platform just as the rest of Jack's crew fight against the redcoats. Additionally, the guillotine the redcoats were using gets destroyed just as the execution platform Jack is at also gets destroyed as Jack continues taking on more redcoats alongside Joshamee Gibbs who fights a few more while Henry manages to save Carina Smyth. With Jack and Carina saved from execution, Jack and the rest of his crew as they continue their quest to find the Trident of Poseidon with Carina on board.

A group of redcoats on board the Essex under command by Scarfield prepares to hunt down Jack Sparrow and his crew during their plan to find the Trident of Poseidon. They attempt to attack Jack's crew only for their ship to be destroyed by the Silent Mary controlled by Captain Salazar and his undead crewmen.

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Media
Films: The Curse of the Black Pearl (video/soundtrack) • Dead Man's Chest (video/soundtrack) • At World's End (video/soundtrack) • On Stranger Tides (video/soundtrack) • Dead Men Tell No Tales (video/soundtrack)

Short Films: Tales of the Code: Wedlocked
Books: Jack Sparrow prequel novelsPirates of the Caribbean: Legends of the Brethren CourtPirates of the Caribbean: The Price of FreedomPirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: The Visual GuidePirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (Ultimate Sticker Book)
Video Games: Pirates of the CaribbeanThe Legend of Jack SparrowPirates of the Caribbean OnlineDisney UniverseKingdom Hearts IIPirates of the Caribbean Multiplayer MobileLEGO Pirates of the Caribbean: The Video GamePirates of the Caribbean: At World's EndPirates of the Caribbean (pinball)Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black PearlPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's ChestPirates of the Caribbean: Master of the SeasDisney InfinityPirates of the Caribbean: Tides of WarDisney Heroes: Battle ModeKingdom Hearts IIIDisney Sorcerer's ArenaSea of Thieves: A Pirate's LifeDisney Speedstorm

Disney Parks
New Orleans SquareTreasure CovePiratelandPirate TakeoverA Pirate's Adventure: Treasures of the Seven SeasEl Teatro FandangoJungle River Cruise: Pirate Takeover!Pirate's Lair on Tom Sawyer IslandPirates of the CaribbeanPirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken TreasureShipwreck ShoreSiren's RevengeThe Legend of Captain Jack SparrowPirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer GoldBilge Rat Bill's Explorer Canoes

Entertainment: Captain Jack Sparrow's Pirate TutorialEye of the Storm: Captain Jack's Stunt SpectacularFantasmic!Pirates Summer Battle "Get Wet!"
Restaurants: Blue Bayou RestaurantPintel & Ragetti's Grub to GrabThe Snackin’ KrakenTortuga TavernTortuga Treats
Shops: Doubloon MarketJolly GypsyPirates LeaguePirate Treasure
Fireworks: Celebrate the MagicDisney EnchantmentDisney Movie MagicFantasy in the SkyHappily Ever AfterIgnite the Dream: A Nighttime Spectacular of Magic and LightMagic, Music and MayhemThe Magic, the Memories and YouRemember... Dreams Come TrueWorld of Color
Halloween: Mickey's Boo-to-You Halloween ParadePirates of the Caribbean Ghost TrailThe Nightmare Experiment

Characters
The Curse of the Black Pearl: Jack SparrowHector BarbossaJoshamee GibbsWill TurnerElizabeth SwannJames NorringtonGovernor Weatherby SwannPintel and RagettiJack the MonkeyCottonMartyMurtogg and MullroyTheodore GrovesAnamariaCotton's ParrotGilletteGiselleScarlettBo'sunJacobyKoehlerTwiggMallotGrappleWeatherbyExecutioner of Port Royal

Dead Man's Chest: Davy JonesCutler BeckettIan MercerTia DalmaKrakenBootstrap Bill TurnerMaccusClankerPenrodAnglerRatlinKolenikoHadrasPalificoOgilveyCrashWyvernGreenbeardJimmy LegsLeechBellamyPrison RavensPelegostos Tribe
At World's End: Sao FengTai HuangLian and ParkStengEduardo VillanuevaSri SumbhajeeCapitaine ChevalleAmmand the CorsairJocardMistress ChingCaptain TeagueMoreyGreitzerDavy Jones' Locker Crabs
On Stranger Tides: AngelicaBlackbeardPhilip SwiftSyrenaGarhengSalamanScrumDerrickEzekielGunnerQuartermasterCookMarinaMermaidsTamaraSpaniardKing FerdinandKing George IIJohn CarteretHenry PelhamRedcoats
Dead Men Tell No Tales: Captain SalazarLesaroHenry TurnerCarina SmythUncle JackScarfieldShansaMayor DixGhost SharksGhost Seagulls
Tales of the Code: MungardMarquis d'Avis
Attraction: ReddAuctioneerPirate CaptainCaptain XPrison DogTinySeedy PrisonersHook Hand PirateSkeleton HelmsmanBarker BirdBeacon JoeThe Pooped PirateOld BillShy AlbertCarlosFortune RedCaptain GoreJean LafitteTom SawyerCarlos' WifeSkeleton PillagerSkeleton Pirate CaptainTreasure SkeletonPirate RobberTreasure OctopusHungry PirateScalawagCooteThurlBillie HowTaliban PiratePirate AssistantSword Skeleton PirateHook Hand Skeleton Pirate
Video Games: Black BartyJolly Roger
Books: MontezumaJames the MysteriousArabella SmithSilver

Organizations
Crew of the Black PearlCursed CrewCrew of the Flying DutchmanEast India Trading CompanyBrethren CourtSpaniard's crewBlackbeard's Zombie OfficersCrew of the Silent MaryCrew of the Wicked Wench
Locations
Isla TesoroDead Man's CoveBlue Bayou LagoonPort Royal, JamaicaFort CharlesTortugaRumrunner's IsleIsla de MuertaPelegostosIsla CrucesPantano RiverSingaporeSao Feng's BathhouseDavy Jones' LockerShipwreck CoveLondon, EnglandSpainWhitecap BayFountain of YouthSaint MartinPoseidon's Tomb
Ships/Boats
Wicked WenchBlack PearlFlying DutchmanQueen Anne's RevengeHMS InterceptorHMS DauntlessHMS EndeavorJolly MonSilent MaryThe Sailing Ship Columbia
Objects
Jack Sparrow's hatJack Sparrow's swordJack Sparrow's compassCursed TreasureTreasure of CortésElizabeth Swann's gold medallionRagetti's wooden eyeJar of DirtDavy Jones' pipe organKey to the Dead Man's ChestDead Man's ChestMao Kun MapPirata CodexJack Sparrow's Pirate BeadsSword of TritonJack Sparrow Voodoo DollChalices of CartagenaDark MagicVoodooDavy Jones and Calypso's LocketsTrident of Poseidon
Music
"Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" • Theme park soundtrackSoundtrack Treasures CollectionPirates of the Caribbean and Other VillainsSwashbuckling Sea Songs1966 soundtrackThe Medallion CallsHe's a PiratePirates RemixedHoist the ColoursMy Jolly Sailor Bold
See Also
Pirates of the Caribbean Trading Card GameLiar's DicePirates of the ScareibbeanSwashbucklersCalypso's Maelstrom
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