Why were the camo (blending with environment) army uniforms adopted so late?

Question

Why were the camouflage uniforms (green, brown, yellow) adopted so late? When it seems that it would be pretty obvious that a soldier would die less often in the field if he’s harder to spot? Even in WW1 French were still wearing bright blue and red uniforms?

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Answer 1

War was very different. Prior to world war one, it wasn’t super practical to try and hide your combatants. Their weapons were slow to load, made huge amounts of smoke, and were difficult to use at range.

WW1 saw huge changes in tactics as a response to modern tech.