 | Child British Redcoat Costume | Historical Costumes. Settle Down, Paul Revere!1775 was a good year for the British career soldiers we call the Redcoats. Those whiny colonists in the American colonies were keeping them all in work with their grumbling. Those buckle-shoed yokels were incurring the wrath of one of the strongest militaries in the civilized world just because they didn't want to pay more for tea and paper. Well, the Redcoats didn't mind.... - Child British Redcoat Costume | Historical Costumes. |