seriously... this site has the biggest lack of history buffs that I've ever seen
Where do you think they got browncoat from? The war in Firefly was a Civil war. The people were seceding from the new union/leadership because they didn't like the way things were going to be run.
Remind you of any other civil war? One where they wore blue and grey? I'll give you a hint. The bigger power won that war too, and not the small rebellion trying to take out who was in power.
no?
The American Civil War
The northern army, fighting for Lincoln and commanded by Ulysses S. Grant - had a blue uniform, and had the nickname Bluecoats.
The southern army, fighting against the president and his new rules, commanded by Robert E. Lee - had a grey uniforum, and the nickname Greycoats.
This was a bit of north vs south action, so...
/history teacher mode
Oh, and the best bit?
The south lost