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As far as I know, a coup is when a government is overthrown by its military. A revolution is when the people replaces the ruling class by another one.
most revolutions have had some form of military or paramilitary participation. it usually isnt just a spontaneous uprising
Yes but involvement in this case would be distinct from the military acting primarily on its own, and as an institution. For instance the soldiers who sided with the Bolsheviks did so as defectors, or as already having been arrested for treason