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*'''1816''' became the 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (or the Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1816''' became the 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (or the Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot
*'''1881''' united with 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot, to form The Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment)
*'''1881''' united with 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot, to form The Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment)
*'''1885''' was granted the distinction of a royal title, and became The Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
*'''1959''' amalgamated into The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
*'''1959''' amalgamated into The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
*'''1994''' amalgamated with the 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, to form the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment.  
*'''1994''' amalgamated with the 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, to form the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment.  
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*'''1865''' India
*'''1865''' India


== External Links ==
== External links ==
[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060342/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/049-751.htm 49th Regiment of Foot] www.regiments.org<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080113060342/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/049-751.htm 49th Regiment of Foot] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071031091908/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/049-1.htm deployments] www.regiments.org (now archived)<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Berkshire_Regiment Royal Berkshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20071011103521/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/049Berks.htm The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's)] including deployments: [http://web.archive.org/web/20071031091908/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/049-1.htm 1st Battalion], [http://web.archive.org/web/20071018072719/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/066-1.htm 2nd Battalion] www.regiments.org (now archived)
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Duke_of_Edinburgh%27s_Royal_Regiment_(Berkshire_and_Wiltshire) Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Berkshire_Regiment Royal Berkshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Gloucestershire,_Berkshire_and_Wiltshire_Regiment Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment] Wikipedia
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Duke_of_Edinburgh%27s_Royal_Regiment_(Berkshire_and_Wiltshire) Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Gloucestershire,_Berkshire_and_Wiltshire_Regiment Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/home  The Wardrobe : The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum-The Story of the Infantry of Berkshire and Wiltshire]. Covers the  49th,  [[62nd Regiment of Foot |62nd]],  [[66th Regiment of Foot |66th]] and  [[99th Regiment of Foot|99th Regiments of Foot]]
**[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/regimental-timeline Regimental Time Line].  Extensive details of deployments
**[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/the-collection/search/category:9 Photographic search facilty].  Many photos may be viewed online
===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/details/berkshireregtvol1/page/n9/mode/2up ''The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's). 49th Foot. 66th Foot. Volume 1, 1743-1914''] by F Loraine Petre (Francis) 1925 Archive.org.
:[https://archive.org/details/berkshireregtvol2/page/n7/mode/2up ''The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's). Volume 2, 1914-1918''] by F Loraine Petre (Francis) 1925 Archive.org.
 
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]]
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]]

Latest revision as of 05:44, 4 December 2023

Also known as The Hertfordshire Regiment

Chronology

  • 1743 raised as Edward Trelawney's Regiment of Foot
  • 1751 ranked as the 49th Regiment of Foot
  • 1782 became the 49th (the Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1816 became the 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (or the Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot
  • 1881 united with 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot, to form The Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment)
  • 1885 was granted the distinction of a royal title, and became The Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment)
  • 1959 amalgamated into The Duke of Edinburgh's Royal Regiment (Berkshire and Wiltshire)
  • 1994 amalgamated with the 1st Battalion, The Gloucestershire Regiment, to form the 1st Battalion, The Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire and Wiltshire Regiment.

Service in British India

  • 1828 India
  • 1840 China
  • 1843 India
  • 1865 India

External links

Historical books online

The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's). Volume 2, 1914-1918 by F Loraine Petre (Francis) 1925 Archive.org.