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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.

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Great Britain stationed troops, the well-known "red-coats", in the American colonies for several reasons. The first reason was to provide security for the colonists, themselves. The second, and especially troublesome, reason was to provide local force to ensure that the colonists would, for instance, pay the taxes demanded by the British home-government.

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So that their enemies could not tell if they were bleeding or not. Also, some sources say that they also wore them so that the British themselves could not tell if they were bleeding.

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the reason why the British wear red coats is so if they are wounded the blood won't show.

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Because they wore red coats.

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