Difference between revisions of "Queen's Own Madras Sappers and Miners"

Revision as of 11:39, 10 April 2009

1780 raised as Madras Pioneers
1831 renamed as Corps of Madras Sappers and Miners
1876 renamed Corps of Queen's Own Madras Sappers and Miners
1903 became 2nd Queen's Own Madras Sappers and Miners
1911 became 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners
1832 merged with Bengal and Bombay Sappers to form the Corps of Indian Engineers
1947 half allocated to India on Partition and half to Pakistan

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 *'''1780''' raised as Madras Pioneers
 *'''1831''' renamed as '''Corps of Madras Sappers and Miners'''
-*'''1819''' part of Bengal Pioneers merged with the Company of Miners to form Bengal Sappers and Miners
+*'''1876''' renamed  Corps of Queen's Own Madras Sappers and Miners
-*'''1833''' remaining part of Bengal Pioneers merged with Bengal Sappers and Miners
+*'''1903''' became  2nd Queen's Own Madras Sappers and Miners
-*'''1843''' absorbed Broadfoot's Sappers
+*'''1911''' became 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners
-*'''1847''' became Bengal Sappers and Pioneers
+*'''1832''' merged with Bengal and Bombay Sappers to form the Corps of Indian Engineers
-*'''1851''' became '''Corps of Bengal Sappers and Pioneers'''
-*'''1903''' became 1st Sappers and Miners
-*'''1906''' became 1st Prince of Wales's Own Sappers and Miners
-*'''1910''' became 1st King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners
-*'''1923''' became King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners
-*'''1837''' became King George V's Bengal Sappers and Miners
-*'''1841''' became King George V's Bengal Sappers and Miners Group of the Indian Engineers
-*'''1846''' became King George V's Group of the Royal Indian Engineers
 *'''1947''' half allocated to India on Partition and half to Pakistan
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