Red Coats

13-VIII-07

A couple of hundred years ago, Britain and France were at war. During
one battle, the French captured an English colonel. They took him to
their headquarters, and the French general began to question him.
Finally, as an afterthought, the French general asked, "Why do you
English officers all wear red coats? Don't you know the red material
makes you easier targets for us to shoot at?"

In his bland English way, the officer informed the general that the
reason English officers wear red coats is that if they are shot the
blood won't show, and the men they are leading won't panic.

And that is why, from that day to this, all French Army officers wear
brown pants