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*'''1923''' became King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners | *'''1923''' became King George V's Own Bengal Sappers and Miners | ||
*'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | *'''1947''' allocated to India on Partition | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_(military)#Pioneer_regiments_in_the_Indian_Army Pioneer Regiments in the Indian Army] from Pioneer(military) Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_(military)#Pioneer_regiments_in_the_Indian_Army Pioneer Regiments in the Indian Army] from Pioneer(military) Wikipedia | ||
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*[http://www.naval-military-press.com/military-engineer-in-india..html ''The Military Engineer in India''] by Lt. Col. E.W.C Sandes 1933 has been reprinted by Naval and Military Press. This may be bought from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1843420422 FIBIS Shop] through Amazon.co.uk. Also available at the [[British Library]]. | *[http://www.naval-military-press.com/military-engineer-in-india..html ''The Military Engineer in India''] by Lt. Col. E.W.C Sandes 1933 has been reprinted by Naval and Military Press. This may be bought from the [http://astore.amazon.co.uk/faminbriindso-21/detail/1843420422 FIBIS Shop] through Amazon.co.uk. Also available at the [[British Library]]. | ||
===Historical books online=== | ====Historical books online==== | ||
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/addiscombeitsher00viba#page/n7/mode/2up ''Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note''] by Colonel H. M. Vibart 1894 Archive.org. Addiscombe was the East India Company Military Academy in England for the training of cadets for the Engineers, Artillery and Infantry. | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/addiscombeitsher00viba#page/n7/mode/2up ''Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note''] by Colonel H. M. Vibart 1894 Archive.org. Addiscombe was the East India Company Military Academy in England for the training of cadets for the Engineers, Artillery and Infantry. | ||
*''Lists of the officers of His Majesty's and the Hon. Company's troops serving under the Presidency of Bombay'' from Adjutant General's Office January 1st 1798 [http://books.google.com/books?id=j0MIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR12&dq=Lists+of+the+officers+of+His+Majesty's,+and+the+Hon.+Company's+troops++75th+Highland+Regiment&hl=en&ei=yowkTY7-F4qWhQe855HUAg&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Engineer Corps muster roll in Malabar] Google Books | |||
[[Category:Indian Army Sappers and Miners|Bombay Sappers and Miners, Corps of]] | [[Category:Indian Army Sappers and Miners|Bombay Sappers and Miners, Corps of]] | ||
[[Category:Bombay Army|Bombay Sappers and Miners, Corps of]] | [[Category:Bombay Army|Bombay Sappers and Miners, Corps of]] | ||
Revision as of 15:55, 5 January 2011
Including Bombay Engineers
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
- Pioneer Regiments in the Indian Army from Pioneer(military) Wikipedia
- Indian Sappers 1740-1947 Royal Engineers Museum. Details of the Bombay Engineers are included.
- Bombay Engineer Group Wikipedia
- Bombay Sappers indiapicks.com
- Military Engineers in India in the 20th Century from Royal Engineers and Engineers of the British Empire and Commonwealth
- The Military Engineer in India by Lt. Col. E.W.C Sandes 1933 has been reprinted by Naval and Military Press. This may be bought from the FIBIS Shop through Amazon.co.uk. Also available at the British Library.
Historical books online
- Addiscombe, its heroes and men of note by Colonel H. M. Vibart 1894 Archive.org. Addiscombe was the East India Company Military Academy in England for the training of cadets for the Engineers, Artillery and Infantry.
- Lists of the officers of His Majesty's and the Hon. Company's troops serving under the Presidency of Bombay from Adjutant General's Office January 1st 1798 Engineer Corps muster roll in Malabar Google Books