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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/contact-us/support-us/the-collection/search/category:9 Photographic search facilty].Many photos may be viewed online
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170630132410/http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/how_was_the_regiment_deployedThe 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 Originally contained many articles about Maiwand but the only articles which have been archived are**[https://web.archive.org/web/20170606100626/http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/an_account_of_maiwand.htm How was the "An Account Of Maiwand. A Letter written by Lieutenant Manus L. O’Donel 66th (Berkshire) Regiment Deployed at Maiwand?"] Victorianwars**[https://web.archive.org/web/20170424184541/http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/its_a_dogs_life_in_the_army. This action was part of the htm "It’s A Dogs Life In The Army"] by Richard J Stacpoole-Ryding**[https://web.archive.org/web/20180713134909/http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/maiwand_medal_news.htm "Maiwand Medal News"] by Andy Chaloner**[2nd Afghan Warhttps://web.archive.org/web/20110307050517/http://maiwandjournal.victorianwars.com/book_review.htm "Book Review"]]<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.
*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://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 Victorian Wars Forum thread] dated 17 December 2011.</nowiki></ref>
*[http://www.berksfhs.org.uk/ Berkshire Family History Society]<br>
====Historical Books Onlinebooks 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://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
