Victorian era The regiment was posted to India in July 1822 and was deployed to Rangoon for service in the First Anglo-Burmese War in May 1824. It formed part of an army which advanced up the River Irrawaddy to the Kingdom of Ava and then captured Bagan in February 1826. It received a territorial affiliation in 1831, becoming the 41st (Welch) Regiment of Foot. The regiment was sent to Afghanistan in 1842 for service in the First Anglo-Afghan War and saw action at Kandahar and Ghazni. Patrick Cleburne, a private in the regiment from 1846 to 1849, subsequently moved to United States and rose to major general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. The regiment landed at Kalamita in summer 1854 for service in the Crimean War and fought at the Battle of Alma in September 1854 and the Battle of Inkerman, where they captured the Russian drums, in November 1854 before taking part in the siege of Sevastopol in winter 1854. As part of the Cardwell Reforms of the 1870s, where single-battalion regiments were linked together to share a single depot and recruiting district in the United Kingdom, the 41st was linked with the 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot, and assigned to district no. 24 at Maindy Barracks in Cardiff. On 1 July 1881 the Childers Reforms came into effect and the regiment amalgamated with the 69th (South Lincolnshire) Regiment of Foot to form the Welch Regiment. Battle honours The regiment's battle honours were as follows: War of 1812: Detroit, Queenstown, Miami, Niagara First Anglo-Burmese War: Ava First Anglo-Afghan War: Kandahar (1842), Ghazni (1842) Crimean War: Alma, Inkerman, siege of Sevastopol Victoria Crosses Two Victoria Crosses were awarded to men of the regiment Sergeant-Major Ambrose Madden, Crimean War (26 October 1854) Captain Hugh Rowlands, Crimean War (5 November 1854) Colonels of the Regiment Colonels of the regiment were: The Regiment of Invalids 1719–1743: Lt-Gen. Edmund Fielding 1743–1752: Col. Tomkyn Wardour The 41st Regiment of Foot (Invalids) 1752–1764: Lt-Gen. John Parsons 1764–1765: Maj-Gen. Alexander Leslie, 6th Lord Lindores 1765–1771: Maj-Gen. John Parker 1771–1784: Lt-Gen. Jordan Wren 1784–1790: Maj-Gen. Archibald McNab The 41st Regiment of Foot 1790–1808: Gen. Sir Thomas Stirling, 5th Baronet 1808–1809: Lt-Gen. Hay McDowall 1810–1819: Gen. Sir Josiah Champagné, GCH 1819–1837: Lt-Gen. Hon. Sir Edward Stopford, GCB The 41st (Welsh) Regiment of Foot 1837–1848: Gen. Sir Ralph Darling, GCH 1848–1861: Gen. Charles Ashe à