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== Chronology ==
*'''1780''' raised as Madras Pioneers
*'''1792''' renamed Corps of Madras Pioneers*'''1831''' renamed as '''Corps of 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 ==
[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]]
