Mel Gibson has a history of stereotyping people in history. All Brits who saw "The Patriot" should have been outraged at his portrayal of the British during the American Revolution as stuck up aristocrats who deemed the Americans to be uncivilized for not dressing up in flashy red coats and wearing hats with ostrich feathers in them during battle.
But that uniform was accurate and THOSE Brits were stuck up aristocrats.