One thing i learn about the American Revolution is that it started in 1775.The British soldiers who would wear red coats.What started the American Revolution? : the British government decided to make the American colonies pay a lager share of the war debt from the French and Indian war. People believe that at least an additional 17,000 deaths were the result of disease, including about 8,000–12,000 who died while prisoners of war. Unreliable imperial data places the total casualties for British regulars fighting in the Revolutionary War around 24,000 men.