Madras Sappers and Miners
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1st Madras Pioneers by H Bunnett
Chronology
- 1780 raised as 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
- 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
External Links
Madras Engineer Group Wikipedia
