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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1777''' raised by Major Lawrence Nilson as Pioneer Lascars | *'''1777''' raised by Major Lawrence Nilson as Pioneer Lascars | ||
Revision as of 16:33, 31 May 2009
Chronology
- 1777 raised by Major Lawrence Nilson as Pioneer Lascars
- 1781 became Bombay Pioneers
- 1820 company of Sappers and Miners raised
- 1826 2nd company of Sappers and Miners raised
- 1829 Sappers and Miners renamed the Engineer Corps
- 1830 Bombay Pioneers absorbed by the Engineer Corps
- 1833 remaining part of Bengal Pioneers merged with Bengal Sappers and Miners
- 1840 renamed as the Bombay Sappers & Miners
- 1903 brought into the Indian Army and became 3rd Bombay Sappers & Miners
- 1921 became the 3rd Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners
- 1923 became the Royal Bombay Sappers and Miners
- 1923 became King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners
- 1947 allocated to India on Partition
External Links
Bombay Engineer Group Wikipedia