Soldiers complained that the Albert shako was heavy and uncomfortable. The shako was liable to fall off in action, one account recalls that the battlefield of Chillianwala in 1849 was littered with discarded shakoes. The shako saw use in the Crimean War (1853–1856), one of its last uses in the field as it was replaced in 1855. The shako was generally only worn in the earlier battles of the war such as Alma and Inkerman, being replaced by the round forage cap in later actions. Colonel George Bell of the 1st Regiment of Foot (Royal Scots) complained in 1854: "The next thing I want to pitch aside is the abominable Albert, as it is called, whereon a man may fry his ration beef at mid-day in this climate, the top being patent leather to attract a 10 fold more portion of the sun's rays to madden his brain".