41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot

41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot
Active1719–1881
Country Kingdom of Great Britain (1719–1800)
 United Kingdom (1801–1881)
Branch British Army
TypeLine Infantry
RoleLight Infantry
SizeOne battalion (2 battalions in 1813)
Garrison/HQMaindy Barracks in Cardiff
Nickname(s)The Invalids[1]
EngagementsWar of 1812
First Anglo-Burmese War
First Anglo-Afghan War
Crimean War

The 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1719. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Welch Regiment in 1881.

  1. ^ Burnham, Robert; McGuigan, Ron (2010). The British Army against Napoleon. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Frontline Books. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-84832-562-3.