41st Regiment of Foot
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Known as The Welsh Regiment
Chronology
- 1719 raised by General Edmund Fielding out of independent companies of invalids and Chelsea out-pensioners
- 1741 renamed the Royal Invalids
- 1751 became the 41st Regiment of Foot
- 1782 became the 41st (Royal Invalids) Regiment of Foot
- 1787 became a conventional line regiment reverting to 41st Regiment of Foot
- 1831 became the 41st (Welsh) Regiment of Foot
- 1881 united with 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot to become 1st Battalion The Welch Regiment
- 1969 amalgamated with The South Wales Borderers to form The Royal Regiment of Wales (24th/41st Foot)
- 2006 amalgamated with The Royal Welch Fusiliers to form 2nd Battalion, The Royal Welsh (The Royal Regiment of Wales)
British India Service
- 1st Burma War
- Candahar 1842
- Ghuznee 1842
- Kabul 1842
External Links
41st (the Welsh) Regiment of Foot www.regiments.org
41st (Welsh) Regiment of Foot Wikipedia
The Welch Regiment Wikipedia
