Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment),
COMPRISING
1st Batt. (formerly) The 49th (Hertfordshire—Princess Charlotte of Wales's) Regiment of Foot.
2nd Batt. ( " ) The 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot; with Militia Battalion.
3rd Batt. The Royal Berkshire Militia.
The Dragon of China.
TITLES.
1st Batt.
1742-48. The 49th (The 6th or Cotterell's Marines) Regiment; disbanded.
1743-51. Colonel Edward Trelawney's (or Colonel's name) Regiment of Foot.
1751-82. The 49th Regiment of Foot.
1782-1816. The 49th (Hertfordshire) Regiment of Foot.
1816-81. The 49th (Hertfordshire—The Princess of Wales's) Regiment.
2nd Batt.
1755-58. The 19th (2nd Batt.) Regiment of Foot; renumbered.
1758-82. The 66th Regiment of Foot.
1782-1881. The 66th (Berkshire) Regiment of Foot.
1881 (from). Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment).
PRINCIPAL CAMPAIGNS, BATTLES, &c.
* "Honours" on the Colours, the figures showing the Battalion concerned.
1775-78. America.
1775. Bunker's Hill.
1776. Brooklyn.
1776. Long Island.
1776. Brunx.
1777. Brandywine.
1778. St. Lucia.
1796. San Domingo.
*1799. Egmont-op-Zee (1).
*1801. Copenhagen (1).
*1809-14. Peninsula (2).
*1809. Douro (2).
*1809. Talavera (2).
*1811. Albuera (2).
1812-14. America.
*1812. Queenstown (1).
1813. Chrystler's Farm.
*1813. Vittoria (2).
*1813. Pyrenees (2).
*1813. Nivelle (2).
*1813. Nive (2).
*1814. Orthes (2).
1821. Cape of Good Hope.
*1840-42. China (1).
1842. Chusan.
1842. Canton.
1842. Amoy.
1842. Shanghai.
1842. Ningpoo.
*1854. Alma (1).
*1854. Inkerman (1).
*1855. Sevastopol (1).
*1879-80. Afghanistan (2).
1880. Maiwand.
*1880. Kandahar (2).
*1882. Egypt (1).
*1885. Suakim (1).
1885. Tamai.
1885. Nile.
*1885. Tofrek (1).
1900. South Africa.
Uniform.—Scarlet (or Red) with Green facings (both Batts. when raised); Scarlet with Blue facings (present time).
Regimental and other Badges.—"The Dragon" (for China). Also (on Helmet-plate, not mentioned in Army List) "A Stag under a Tree" (an old badge of the Militia Battalion).
Notes.—Raised in Jamaica from Volunteer Companies left in the Island in 1714. For distinction in the American War (1776) the "Grenadier Company" wore a white feather with a black tip, and the "Light Company" a red heckle. Its title in 1816 was bestowed for services to the Princess at Weymouth. The 2nd Battalion (as the 66th Foot) was part of the St. Helena Garrison during the exile of the Emperor Napoleon I.
Bibliography.—The 66th Berkshire Regiment. By J. Percy Groves. [Reading: Beecroft. 1887]