Blue , Grey and Reds in that order were the cheapest dyes available considering everything would have gone on cost this would explain the choice of colours , Nowadays we take all colours for granted but in 1860 buying an Orange or Purple dress would have been very expensive.
If you look at European armies most wore Blue or a shade of blue , Grey was considered drab and that's why it was not popular with monarchs who liked to dress their soldiers up like play things , The British adopted Red because it was cheap not because it didnt show the blood as the myth would suggest.
Good post OP.
If you look at European armies most wore Blue or a shade of blue , Grey was considered drab and that's why it was not popular with monarchs who liked to dress their soldiers up like play things , The British adopted Red because it was cheap not because it didnt show the blood as the myth would suggest.
Good post OP.