Army use of red does date from the Civil War; one of the innovations introduced by the formation of the New Model Army in February 1645 was a standard uniform including a red coat - the colour of the facings varied according to regiment and troop.
(IIRC, they usually wore a buff jerkin over the coat.)
Of course, the person to ask on this is probably mingmerciless...
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Date: 2010-07-06 11:57 am (UTC)(IIRC, they usually wore a buff jerkin over the coat.)
Of course, the person to ask on this is probably