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== Chronology == | == Chronology == | ||
*'''1780''' raised as Madras Pioneers | *'''1780''' raised as Madras Pioneers | ||
*'''1831''' renamed as ''' | *'''1792''' renamed Corps of Madras Pioneers | ||
*'''1831''' renamed as '''Madras Sappers and Miners''' | |||
*'''1876''' renamed Corps of Queen's Own 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 | *'''1903''' became 2nd Queen's Own Madras Sappers and Miners | ||
*'''1911''' became 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners | *'''1911''' became 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners | ||
*'''1923''' became Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners | |||
*'''1832''' merged with Bengal and Bombay Sappers to form the Corps of Indian Engineers | |||
*'''1941''' became Queen Victoria's Own Sappers and Miners Group, Indian Engineers | |||
*'''1946''' became Queen Victoria's Own Madras Group, Royal Indian Engineers | |||
*'''1832''' merged with Bengal and Bombay Sappers to form the Corps of Indian Engineers | *'''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 | *'''1947''' half allocated to India on Partition and half to Pakistan | ||
*'''1950''' Madras Centre, Corps of Engineers | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Engineer_Group Madras Engineer Group] Wikipedia | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Engineer_Group Madras Engineer Group] Wikipedia<br>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071108123617/www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/art-eng-sig/sm-mad.htm Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners] www.regiments.org | ||
[[Category:Madras Army]] | [[Category:Madras Army]] | ||
Revision as of 13:01, 29 July 2009
Chronology
- 1780 raised as Madras Pioneers
- 1792 renamed Corps of Madras Pioneers
- 1831 renamed as 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
- 1923 became Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners
- 1832 merged with Bengal and Bombay Sappers to form the Corps of Indian Engineers
- 1941 became Queen Victoria's Own Sappers and Miners Group, Indian Engineers
- 1946 became Queen Victoria's Own Madras Group, Royal Indian Engineers
- 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
- 1950 Madras Centre, Corps of Engineers
External Links
Madras Engineer Group Wikipedia
Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners www.regiments.org