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[[Category:Indian Army Infantry Regiments]]
== Chronology ==
*'''1857''' raised as 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry
*'''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
*'''1956''' amalgamated with the Pathan Regiment and the Frontier Force Regiment forming The Frontier Force Regiment and known as the 7th (Coke's) Battalion
== External Links ==
[http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/23rdpioneers.htm 23rd Sikh Pioneers] British Empire Website
