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[[Category:British Army]] | [[Category:British Army]] | ||
| + | == History == | ||
| + | *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) | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
| − | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/66th_Regiment_of_Foot 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia | + | [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 |
Revision as of 15:35, 13 March 2009
History
- 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)
External Links
66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
The Royal berkshire Regiment Wikipedia
