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**[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/contact-us/support-us/the-collection/search/category:9 Photographic search facilty].Many photos may be viewed online
 
**[http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/contact-us/support-us/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 />
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170630132410/http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/ The Last Stand: The Journal of the Maiwand Files Project] July 2009. Victorianwars.com, now archived. Originally contained many articles about Maiwand but the only articles which have been archived are
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**[https://web.archive.org/web/20170606100626/http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/an_account_of_maiwand.htm "An Account Of Maiwand. A Letter written by Lieutenant Manus L. O’Donel 66th (Berkshire) Regiment"]
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**[https://web.archive.org/web/20170424184541/http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/its_a_dogs_life_in_the_army.htm "It’s A Dogs Life In The Army"] by Richard J Stacpoole-Ryding
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**[https://web.archive.org/web/20180713134909/http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/maiwand_medal_news.htm "Maiwand Medal News"] by Andy Chaloner
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**[https://web.archive.org/web/20110307050517/http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/book_review.htm "Book Review"]  
 
*[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://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://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2095088/The-REAL-Dr-Watson-The-Victorian-army-medic-inspiration-Sherlocks-trusty-sidekick.html Surgeon-Major Alexander Francis Preston: The REAL Dr Watson: The Victorian army medic who was the inspiration for Sherlock's trusty sidekick] by Annabel Venning 2 February 2012 dailymail.co.uk. [http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/contact-us/support-us/the-collection/detail/24986 *Photograph] , with details from The Wardrobe.
 
*[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2095088/The-REAL-Dr-Watson-The-Victorian-army-medic-inspiration-Sherlocks-trusty-sidekick.html Surgeon-Major Alexander Francis Preston: The REAL Dr Watson: The Victorian army medic who was the inspiration for Sherlock's trusty sidekick] by Annabel Venning 2 February 2012 dailymail.co.uk. [http://www.thewardrobe.org.uk/research/contact-us/support-us/the-collection/detail/24986 *Photograph] , with details from The Wardrobe.
 
*Article:[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1229067/One-British-soldiers-diaries-bloody-battle-Afghanistan-130-years-ago-provide-haunting-insight-horrors-troops-face-now.html "The amazing story of Bobbie, the bravest dog of war, as told in a British soldier's diary of a bloody battle in Afghanistan 130 years ago"] by Geoffrey Wansell  19 November 2009 www.dailymail.co.uk Describes  letters which belonged to Captain John Slade of the [[Royal Horse Artillery]] at the Battle of Maiwand  
 
*Article:[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1229067/One-British-soldiers-diaries-bloody-battle-Afghanistan-130-years-ago-provide-haunting-insight-horrors-troops-face-now.html "The amazing story of Bobbie, the bravest dog of war, as told in a British soldier's diary of a bloody battle in Afghanistan 130 years ago"] by Geoffrey Wansell  19 November 2009 www.dailymail.co.uk Describes  letters which belonged to Captain John Slade of the [[Royal Horse Artillery]] at the Battle of Maiwand  
 
*[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>
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*[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>'' Victorian Wars Forum'' thread dated 17 December 2011, now no longer accessible <nowiki>http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=6353#p25763 .</nowiki></ref>
 
*[http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/ Berkshire Family History Society]<br>  
 
*[http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/ Berkshire Family History Society]<br>  
  
====Historical Books Online====
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====Historical books online====
 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/thberkshireregi00unkngoog#page/n8/mode/2up ''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
 
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/thberkshireregi00unkngoog#page/n8/mode/2up ''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
 
*[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 I''] by Walter Henry, Surgeon to the Forces 1843. Google Books. 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 I''] by Walter Henry, Surgeon to the Forces 1843. Google Books. The author leaves for India [http://books.google.com/books?id=u8JmAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA213 page 213] in 1815

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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

External Links

Historical books online

References

  1. Victorian Wars Forum thread dated 17 December 2011, now no longer accessible http://www.victorianwars.com/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=6353#p25763 .