USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The British Army was called the Redcoats by the Americans because of the red tunics they wore. The bright red color of the wool coats made it easier to see each other in clouds of gunpowder smoke during heavy fighting.

Detailed explanation-2: -American War of Independence In the United States, “Redcoat” is associated in cultural memory with the British soldiers who fought against the Patriots during the American Revolutionary War.

Detailed explanation-3: -By the sixteenth century, “the English soldier was more and more wearing a red coat and this soon became his distinguishing mark.” When Oliver Cromwell formed the first English standing army-the New Model Army-in 1645, red became “firmly established as the sign of an Englishman.”

Detailed explanation-4: -The British Army officers wore red coats . The red was meant to disguise the fact that an officer had been hit, it hid the blood stains and the wounded officers would keep on fighting seemingly unharmed.. Because our Officers wore red coats to hide the blood, French officers started to wear brown trousers.

Detailed explanation-5: -In October 1777 came a significant American victory, with Gen. Horatio Gates beating the redcoats at Saratoga, N.Y. The victory convinced France to become America’s ally.