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| − | [http://books.google.com/books?id=u8JmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR3 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 [http://books.google.com/books?id=u8JmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA213 page 213] in 1815 | + | [http://books.google.com/books?id=u8JmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PR3 ''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 [http://books.google.com/books?id=u8JmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA213 page 213] in 1815 |
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===Other=== | ===Other=== | ||
[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://history.farmersboys.com/Battles/afghanistan_1879-80.htm 66th at Maiwand] history.farmersboys.com<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://history.farmersboys.com/Battles/afghanistan_1879-80.htm 66th at Maiwand] history.farmersboys.com<br> | ||
Revision as of 00:59, 21 January 2010
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)
External Links
Historical Books Online
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
Other
66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
The Royal Berkshire Regiment Wikipedia
66th at Maiwand history.farmersboys.com
66th Regiment of Foot Regiments.org (archived site)
