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== Chronology== | == Chronology== | ||
| − | *1758 2nd Battalion the [[19th Regiment of Foot]] formed in 1756 became the 66th Regiment | + | *'''1758''' 2nd Battalion the [[19th Regiment of Foot]] formed in 1756 became the 66th Regiment |
| − | *1782 became the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment. | + | *'''1782''' became the 66th (Berkshire) Regiment. |
| − | *1803 2nd Battalion raised. Fought in the Peninsular War | + | *'''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 | + | *'''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 | + | *'''1885''' became the Princess Charlotte of Wales’s Royal Berkshire Regiment |
| − | *1920 became The Royal Berkshire Regiment (Princess Charlotte of Wales’s) | + | *'''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<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Berkshire_Regiment The Royal Berkshire Regiment] 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<br>[http://history.farmersboys.com/Battles/afghanistan_1879-80.htm 66th at Maiwand] history.farmersboys.com |
[[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category: British Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
Revision as of 16:01, 28 May 2009
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
66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
The Royal Berkshire Regiment Wikipedia
66th at Maiwand history.farmersboys.com
