Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in War and British Society c.790–2010.
The practice, abolished in 1871, which allowed wealthy men to buy military officer commissions rather than earning promotion through battlefield merit.
Purchase System appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially War and British Society c.790–2010 and War c.1750–c.2010.
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