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Here it remained until January 1868, when it was ordered to British Burmah. On January 24th headquarters and the right wing embarked on the Alnwick Castle, which was towed across the Bay of Bengal by the Dacca, which carried the left wing. Arrived in Burmah the Regiment was divided into two detachments, the right -wing moved up the Irrawaddy to THAYETMYOO, while the left wing embarked in country boats and moved by the Pegu and Setang rivers to [[Tounghoo]], arriving on the 24th February, 1868. In these stations the Regiment remained for 3 Years, except the right wing.
'''Note'''<br> The ''Regimental Digest'' mentioned above does not appear to be a published book. The account may be derived from regimental orderly room records. == External Links links ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/76th_Regiment_of_Foot 76th Regiment of Foot] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Duke_of_Wellington%27s_Regiment Duke of Wellington's Regiment] Wikipedia<br>
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_Regiment Yorkshire Regiment] Wikipedia
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20080109015903/http://www.regiments.org/regiments/uk/inf/076-787.htm 76th Regiment of Foot] including [http://web.archive.org/web/20080108053124/http://www.regiments.org/deploy/uk/reg-inf/076-1.htm deployments] regiments.org, now an archived website.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220004/https://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/yorks_family_tree_1.pdf Yorkshire Regiment Family Tree] www.army.mod.uk, now an archived webpage.
*[http://blogs.bl.uk/untoldlives/2017/07/a-soldiers-life-the-memoir-of-william-young-76th-regiment-of-foot.html "A Soldier’s Life – the memoir of William Young 76th Regiment of Foot"] British Library Untold lives blog. The memoir was written for his family in 1871 whilst stationed in [[Bangalore]]. The British Library catalogue reference is MSS Eur F698. Includes comments about his marriage in India without Army permission, one of the reasons for refusal being there was no vacancy for a wife to be taken on the strength. There is also a comment about the uncouth behaviour of the women of the regiment.
===Historical books online===
*[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=wHECAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA392 "Report of an Epidemic of Cholera at Thayetmyo, British Burmah in 1869, especially with reference to its appearance in the head-quarters and right wing of Her Majesty’s 76th Regiment"] by Surgeon WA Thomson, M.B. 76th Regiment, page 392 ''Army Medical Department Report for the year 1869'' Google Books
*''Historical record of the 76th "Hindoostan" Regiment : from its formation in 1787 to 30th June, 1881 compiled and edited by F.A. Hayden c 1908.:[https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012177494 HathiTrust Digital Library edition], accessible to those in areas such as North America.:[https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Historical_Record_of_the_76th_Hindoostan.html?id=W4M3AQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y Google Books edition 1] and [https://books.google.com.au/books/about/Historical_Record_of_the_76th_Hindoostan.html?id=fvAYAAAAYAAJ&redir_esc=y Google Books edition 2], probably accessible to those in areas such as North America.:This book is currently (2021/02) also available on FamilySearch microfiche, [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/550146 catalogue entry], at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City but may possibly become available more widely in the future, if digitised. See [[FamilySearch Centres]] for more details.*[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015003469270?urlappend=%3Bseq=9 ''History of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment, 1st and 2nd Battalions, 1881-1923''] by Brigadier-General C D Bruce 1927 HathiTrust Digital Library. Possibly may not be available to those who live in North America etc.
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