Historians of Reddit Share the Common Misconceptions That Drive Them Crazy

British Red Coats

Source: Fine Art America

When most people think about the British Red Coatas, they think the uniforms were red so that the blood stains would blend right in. Not true. Blood stains black or very dark. The coats were red because it’s one of England’s national colors and because it’s a hard color to distinguish from a far. England’s opposition had a hard time figuring out how many soldiers were marching towards them because of this. 

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