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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | [[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]] | ||
== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1857''' raised as 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry | *'''1857''' raised as 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry Lt R H Shebbeare VC | ||
*'''1861''' became 23rd Bengal Native Infantry | *'''1861''' became 23rd Bengal Native Infantry | ||
*'''1864''' became 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers) | *'''1864''' became 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers) | ||
Revision as of 15:07, 1 November 2009
Chronology
- 1857 raised as 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry Lt R H Shebbeare VC
- 1861 became 23rd Bengal Native Infantry
- 1864 became 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers)
- 1885 became 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers)
- 1901 became 23rd Punjab Pioneers
- 1903 became 23rd Sikh Pioneers
- 1922 became 1st Battalion 3rd Sikh Pioneers
- 1929 became Corps of Sikh Pioneers
- 1933 disbanded
- 1941 re-raised as The Sikh Light Infantry
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
External Links
23rd Sikh Pioneers British Empire Website