From the 17th century, the soldiers from which country were known as "redcoats"?

Question

Why do you think the US military this keeping 1 billion dollars worth of LSD in an office somewhere left over from the Vietnam war?

Answer 1

England
In the United States, "Redcoat" is associated in cultural memory with the British soldiers who fought against the Patriots during the American Revolutionary War: the Library of Congress possesses several examples of the uniforms the British Army used during this time.