| REDCOATS | British soldiers during the American Revolution |
| TRICORN | Hat worn by soldiers during the American Revolution (7) |
| REDCOAT | British soldier, during the American Revolution |
| BLUECOAT | Union soldier during the American Civil War (8) |
| FLORENCE | ___ Nightingale, British nurse noted for her work with British soldiers during the Crimean War (8) |
| LYDDITE | High explosive composed of molten and cast picric acid, used as a shell filling by British soldiers during the First World War (7) |
| MARYSEACOLE | Jamaican businesswoman who provided care for British soldiers during the Crimean War (4,7) |
| MARY | Seacole who provided food and medicine to British soldiers during the Crimean War |
| TORY | One favoring the British during the American Revolution |
| LYNCH | Charles, Virginia planter who headed an irregular court that punished supporters of the British during the American Revolution (5) |
| BOSTON | Location of the 'Tea Party' during the American Revolution (6) |
| III | George ___, British king during the American Revolution |
| LANCE | Weapon used by medieval jousters and by soldiers during the Charge of the Light Brigade (5) |
| PATRIOT | The ___ 2000 historical war film starring Mel Gibson which is set during the American Revolution |
| PAINE | Thomas ..., Thetford man whose Common Sense pamphlets were read aloud to American troops during the American Revolution (5) |
| ALLEN | Ethan ___, American soldier during the War of Independence who led the Green Mountain Boys of Vermont |
| LORCA | Spanish poet and dramatist killed by General Franco's soldiers during the Spanish Civil War (5) |
| OOO | Brand of stock cubes rationed to soldiers during the First World War; or, internet slang for "hugs and kisses" (3) |
| FLORENCENIGHTINGALE | English nurse who tended soldiers during the Crimean War (8,11) |
| RIFLEMEN | Term given to specialised soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars, now a general term for infantry (8) |
