Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Warfare and British Society in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
The system, abolished in 1871, where wealthy officers bought their military rank and sold it upon promotion or retirement.
Purchase of commissions 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.
Warfare and British Society and London WWII
Warfare and British Society in the 18th and 19th Centuries • The Experience of War
Warfare and British Society and London WWII
The Process of Change • Factors Affecting Warfare
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