Send me a message The British Army's Officer Purchase System 1664-1871 Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. Ways You Can Support My Channel: Become A Patron Make A Donation For over two centuries, from 1660 to 1871, the British Army allowed officers to buy their commissions and promotions. Wealthy aristocrats like Lord Cardigan could purchase their way to command without ever seeing battle, leading to disasters like the Charge of the Light Brigade. ...
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Send me a message The British Army's Officer Purchase System 1664-1871 Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. Ways You Can Support My Channel: Become A Patron Make A Donation For over two centuries, from 1660 to 1871, the British Army allowed officers to buy their commissions and promotions. Wealthy aristocrats like Lord Cardigan could purchase their way to command without ever seeing battle, leading to disasters like the Charge of the Light Brigade. ...
204: Dawn Attack on the Nile: The Battle of Firket 1896
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204: Dawn Attack on the Nile: The Battle of Firket 1896
Send me a message The Battle of Firket (also called the battle of Ferkeh or Firka), 7th June 1896, Sudan. It was the opening battle in General Kitchener's invasion of the Mahdist, fundametal Muslim state, that would end with his victory at the battle of Omdurman two years later. Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. Ways You Can Support My Channel: Become A Patron Make A Donation Support the show
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Send me a message The British Army's Officer Purchase System 1664-1871 Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life. Ways You Can Support My Channel: Become A Patron Make A Donation For over two centuries, from 1660 to 1871, the British Army allowed officers to buy their commissions and promotions. Wealthy aristocrats like Lord Cardigan could purchase their way to command without ever seeing battle, leading to disasters like the Charge of the Light Brigade. ...
