Yes because the british army uniform was a red coat.
They got their name because of their red coats!
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The red coats were British soldiers.
The "Red Coats," after the color of their uniforms. Loyalists
British Redcoats can be a name to describe the Butlins' Entertainers, who traditionally wear Red Coats. Butlins is a British holiday camp company, founded by Sir Billy Butlin. Alternatively, it can be a name used to describe a historical British soldier, who also wore red coats. More Information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_coat_(British_army)
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Red Coats were the soldiers sent by the British king to control the colonists, who used this term for them because their coats were red. It was the Red Coats that the Americans fought against in the Revolutionary War.
In the revolutionary war, soldiers of the British Army were called Red-Coats.
British soldiers were called Red Coats by the Bostonians. They were also called Red Coats by most other people who were not loyal to the British Crown.
The British soldiers were (aptly enough) called "redcoats".