Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Warfare and British Society in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
A system where one battalion of a regiment served overseas while its twin remained in the home district to recruit and train replacements.
Linked battalions appears in Edexcel GCSE History revision content for Warfare and British Society and London WWII, especially Warfare and British Society in the 18th and 19th Centuries and The Experience of War.
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