Rejoining the army
Could a colonel in the British Army who had sold his commission rejoin at a later date? If so, would rank be preserved, or would initial time in the army have no relevance to later service?
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Nicholas Trant retired as Lt. Col. Queen's Germans in 1802, but then was commissioned as an Ensign in the Royal Staff Corps in December 1803. By 1808 he was still only a lieutenant., but was given the local rank of Lt. Col. when he went to Portugal to liaise with local forces prior to Wellesley landing.