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Re: George Bowers - 5th Dragoons
Posted by: Lawrence Crider (ID *****4702) Date: October 18, 2009 at 21:47:23
In Reply to: Re: George Bowers - 5th Dragoons by David Hawkins of 355

From what I have observed there was no time limit on buying oneself out of a regiment, as long as you had the money required.

The 5th Dragoons, when converted to Lancers, went to serve in India in 1858.

For more details, see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5th_Royal_Irish_Lancers


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