66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot

66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot
Active10 December 1756–1 July 1881
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1756–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch British Army
TypeLine infantry
SizeOne battalion (two battalions 1803–1816)
Garrison/HQBrock Barracks, Reading
ColoursFacings – Green
EngagementsNapoleonic Wars
Anglo-Nepalese War
Second Anglo-Afghan War

The 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1756. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 49th (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Berkshire Regiment) in 1881.[1]

  1. ^ Swinson, p. 166

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