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== Chronology ==
== Chronology ==
*'''1857''' Punjab Sappers
*'''1798''' raised as 1st Btn 16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 16th became 2nd Btn 7th Regt
*'''1858''' became 24th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry
*'''1824''' 1st Battalion became '''32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry''' under Major P Starling
*'''1861''' became 32nd Bengal Native Infantry
 
*'''1864''' became 32nd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers)
''In the [[Indian Mutiny]] the regiment did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of [[Bengal Army]] regiments, the 32nd became the third most senior.''
*'''1885''' became 32nd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
 
*'''1901''' became 32nd Punjab Pioneers
*'''1861''' became 3rd Bengal Native Infantry
*'''1904''' became 32nd Sikh Pioneers
 
*'''1922''' became 2nd/3rd Sikh Pioneers
For subsequent history see [[3rd Regiment of Brahman Infantry]]
*'''1929''' became Corps of Sikh Pioneers
 
*'''1933''' disbanded
== Battle Honours ==
*'''1941''' re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
*[[Siege of Bhurtpore 1805| Bhurtpore]]
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition
*[[2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1879-80]]
== External Links ==
 
[http://www.allaboutsikhs.com/sikh-warriors/32nd-sikh-pioneers.html 32nd Sikh Pioneers] All About Sikhs<br>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikh_Light_Infantry Sikh Light Infantry] Wikipedia
== External links ==
[http://web.archive.org/web/20060113084611/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1903-003.htm 32nd Bengal Native Infantry] www.regiments.org
 
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Chronology

  • 1798 raised as 1st Btn 16th Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry following 1796 reorganisation when previous 16th became 2nd Btn 7th Regt
  • 1824 1st Battalion became 32nd Regiment of Bengal Native Infantry under Major P Starling

In the Indian Mutiny the regiment did not rebel and, in the ensuing disbandment of Bengal Army regiments, the 32nd became the third most senior.

  • 1861 became 3rd Bengal Native Infantry

For subsequent history see 3rd Regiment of Brahman Infantry

Battle Honours

External links

32nd Bengal Native Infantry www.regiments.org

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