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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/66th_Regiment_of_Foot 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/66th_Regiment_of_Foot 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Berkshire_Regiment The Royal Berkshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Berkshire_Regiment The Royal Berkshire Regiment] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://history.farmersboys.com/Battles/afghanistan_1879-80.htm 66th at Maiwand] history.farmersboys.com<br> | *[http://history.farmersboys.com/Battles/afghanistan_1879-80.htm 66th at Maiwand] history.farmersboys.com<br> | ||
[http://web.archive.org/web/20071007122012/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/066-758.htm 66th Regiment of Foot] Regiments.org (archived site)<br> | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20071007122012/www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/066-758.htm 66th Regiment of Foot] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20071018072719/http://regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/066-1.htm deployments] Regiments.org (archived site)<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 Regiment of Foot| 49th]], [[62nd Regiment of Foot |62nd]], 66th and [[99th Regiment of Foot|99th Regiments of Foot]] | *[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] Regiments.org (archived site)<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 Regiment of Foot| 49th]], [[62nd Regiment of Foot |62nd]], 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.<br> | **[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/regimental-timeline Regimental Time Line]. Extensive details of deployments.<br> | ||
*[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/the-collection/search/category:9 Photographic search facilty].Many photos may be viewed online | **[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/the-collection/search/category:9 Photographic search facilty].Many photos may be viewed online | ||
*[http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/how_was_the_regiment_deployed.htm How was the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment Deployed at Maiwand?] Victorianwars.com. This action was part of the [[2nd Afghan War]]<br /> | |||
[http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/how_was_the_regiment_deployed.htm How was the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment Deployed at Maiwand?] Victorianwars.com. This action was part of the [[2nd Afghan War]]<br /> | *[http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Berkshire/ReadingAfghanCampaign.html 66th Regiment Afghan Campaign War Memorial at Forbury Gardens, Reading , Berkshire] by Andy Chaloner. roll-of-honour.com <br> | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbie Bobbie the mascot at Maiwand] Wikipedia<br> | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbie Bobbie the mascot at Maiwand] Wikipedia<br> | ||
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VCpkplKUf8&feature=related The Delhi Durbar 1911] www.youtube.com. Colour footage of the regimental marchpast at the [[Delhi Durbar]] 1911 from 'The British Empire in Colour' series, probably Program 1. The red coated unit marching past at the start is the 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment.<ref>[http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=6353#p25763 Victorian Wars Forum thread] dated 17 December 2011</ref> | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VCpkplKUf8&feature=related The Delhi Durbar 1911] www.youtube.com. Colour footage of the regimental marchpast at the [[Delhi Durbar]] 1911 from 'The British Empire in Colour' series, probably Program 1. The red coated unit marching past at the start is the 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment.<ref>[http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=6353#p25763 Victorian Wars Forum thread] dated 17 December 2011</ref> | ||
*[http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/ Berkshire Family History Society]<br> | |||
====Historical Books Online==== | ====Historical Books Online==== | ||
Revision as of 22:04, 13 September 2012
Also known as The Royal Berkshire Regiment
Chronology
- 1758 2nd Battalion the 19th Regiment of Foot formed in 1756 became the 66th Regiment
- 1782 became the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment.
- 1803 2nd Battalion raised. Fought in the Peninsular War
- 1881 under the Cardwell reforms became 2nd Battalion of Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Berkshire) Regiment
- 1885 became the Princess Charlotte of Wales’s Royal Berkshire Regiment
- 1920 became The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s)
Service in British India
- 1804 Ceylon
- 1814 India
- 1815 Nepal
- 1817 India
- 1857 India
- 1870 India
- 1880 Afghanistan
External Links
- 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
- The Royal Berkshire Regiment Wikipedia
- 66th at Maiwand history.farmersboys.com
- 66th Regiment of Foot including deployments Regiments.org (archived site)
- The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) including deployments: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion Regiments.org (archived site)
- The Wardrobe : The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum-The Story of the Infantry of Berkshire and Wiltshire. Covers the 49th, 62nd, 66th and 99th Regiments of Foot
- Regimental Time Line. Extensive details of deployments.
- Photographic search facilty.Many photos may be viewed online
- Regimental Time Line. Extensive details of deployments.
- How was the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment Deployed at Maiwand? Victorianwars.com. This action was part of the 2nd Afghan War
- 66th Regiment Afghan Campaign War Memorial at Forbury Gardens, Reading , Berkshire by Andy Chaloner. roll-of-honour.com
- Bobbie the mascot at Maiwand Wikipedia
- The Delhi Durbar 1911 www.youtube.com. Colour footage of the regimental marchpast at the Delhi Durbar 1911 from 'The British Empire in Colour' series, probably Program 1. The red coated unit marching past at the start is the 2nd Battalion Royal Berkshire Regiment.[1]
- Berkshire Family History Society
Historical Books Online
- The 66th Berkshire Regiment: A Brief History of its Services at Home and Abroad from 1758 to 1881 by John Percy Groves 1887 Archive.org
- Events of a military life: being recollections after service in the Peninsular war, invasion of France, the East Indies, St. Helena, Canada, and elsewhere Volume 1 by Walter Henry, Surgeon to the Forces 1843 The author leaves for India page 213 in 1815
References
- ↑ Victorian Wars Forum thread dated 17 December 2011
Recommended reading
Maiwand: The Last Stand of the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment in Afghanistan, 1880 by Richard J. Stacpoole-Ryding from Anglo Afghan War. This book may be bought from the FIBIS Shop through Amazon.co.uk