Could British Redcoats Retire?

In the final part of our series on the pay of British soldiers during the Long 18th Century, we discuss the fate of a soldier after his service. Were soldiers able to retire? Did they get a pension? What was their quality of life? Well you'll have to watch the video to find out, of course! Find the other videos in this series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbGwg11hQxtk85T-KfKWKY2bU0enm3_C0&si=qdbHzVqWoLu_orZO ~~Sources & Further Reading On This Topic~~ Don Hagist's "Noble Volunteers" via my Amazon affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3QC3f3Q Hagist's article on the age of British soldiers during the AWI: https://allthingsliberty.com/2014/05/how-old-were-redcoats-age-and-experience-of-british-soldiers-in-america/ Burns' article on the age of soldiers during the late 18th century: https://kabinettskriege.blogspot.com/2017/06/how-old-was-average-late-eighteenth.html ~~Other Links & Contact Info~~ `Find a free digital library, shop for books and merchandise, and learn more about this channel's charity work at: ` https://www.nativeoak.org/ You can directly support my work by becoming a Patron of this channel: ` https://www.patreon.com/BrandonF You may also give a one-time tip here: ` https://ko-fi.com/brandonf