Key term for Edexcel GCSE History, used in Warfare and British Society in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
The Victorian military practice of buying officer commissions, which frequently resulted in wealthy but inexperienced aristocrats leading troops into battle.
Purchase System 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 Case Studies: Waterloo and Balaclava.
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