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Did An Officer’s Wife Receive a Pension if Her Husband Died in the Napoleonic Wars?

 Did an officer’s wives receive  any kind of pension or a refund for her husband’s purchased rank if the man was killed in battle?  First, permit me to explain, regiments were formed “whole cloth” in some regions, or whole battalions … Continue reading

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