They used to wear red coats - hence their nickname Redcoats.
The basic colour was khaki
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.
because they woar red coats and kiled many people. lots of blood :)>
the redcoats where the people that fought in the british army and war The red coats are the british army and the blue coats were the colonists( not all colonists wear blue; the few 'good' soldiers they had did.), then later the white coats came to help the blue coats as alliances. the white coats (french) also brought supplies for the blue coats (colonists) who were leaded by george washington. :)
Hessian's wore navy blue coats with red cuffs and colour
Fur coats, leather boots, and nike high-tops
The British wore their original bright red coats.
They wore red coats. :)
The confederate soldiers (of the new Confederacy of the United States) wore grey uniforms versus the union soldiers who wore blue uniforms.
Not all pirates wore. But when they did it was the captains who wear the coats.
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)
British soldiers traditionally wore red coats as they did not show as much blood if they were hit. They also distinguished them from their enemies, who were likely to be in blue or white coats on the European battlefields.