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[[Image:2nd Q.O. Sappers & Miners.jpg|300px|thumb|2nd Q.O. Sappers and Miners]] | |||
[[Image:3rd Sappers & Miners.jpg|300px|thumb|right|3rd Sappers and Miners]] | |||
== Chronology == | |||
*'''1803''' 1st company raised by Capt T Wood as Bengal Pioneers | |||
*'''1808''' 2nd company raised by Capt T Wood as the Company of Miners | |||
*'''1819''' part of Bengal Pioneers merged with the Company of Miners to form Bengal Sappers and Miners | |||
*'''1833''' remaining part of Bengal Pioneers merged with Bengal Sappers and Miners | |||
*'''1843''' absorbed Broadfoot's Sappers | |||
*'''1847''' became Bengal Sappers and Pioneers | |||
*'''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 | |||
== External Links == | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bengal_Sappers_and_Miners&redirect=no Bengal Sappers & Miners] Wikipedia | |||
[[Category:Indian Army Sappers and Miners]] | [[Category:Indian Army Sappers and Miners]] | ||
Revision as of 07:36, 10 April 2009
Chronology
- 1803 1st company raised by Capt T Wood as Bengal Pioneers
- 1808 2nd company raised by Capt T Wood as the Company of Miners
- 1819 part of Bengal Pioneers merged with the Company of Miners to form Bengal Sappers and Miners
- 1833 remaining part of Bengal Pioneers merged with Bengal Sappers and Miners
- 1843 absorbed Broadfoot's Sappers
- 1847 became Bengal Sappers and Pioneers
- 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
External Links
Bengal Sappers & Miners Wikipedia