Download or read book The Military Life of H. R. H. George, Duke of Cambridge, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Willoughby Verner and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-24 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Military Life of H. R. H. George, Duke of Cambridge, Vol. 2 The system arose partly from the way in which Regi ments were originally raised. Those who were destined to command were deputed to raise them; and they were thus put to the trouble and expense of finding men. In return for this, they were allowed to nominate some of the officers; and they were in the habit of calling upon their nominees to pay in order to recoup themselves for their initial outlay. The nominees, therefore, virtually bought commissions; and naturally they sold them to their successors in turn. The system of Purchase was prohibited at various times, but nevertheless it still continued to flourish. William III. Looked askance on the system in general; and he required all olii and soldiers before entering upon the muster roll to swear that neither they, nor any one else on their behalf. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.