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[[Image:Madras Pioneers.JPG|350px|thumb|right|1st Madras Pioneers by H Bunnett]]
[[Image:MadrasSappersMiners-Lucknow.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Madras Sappers & Miners, Lucknow, Felice Beato, albumen print, 1857-58, 164 x 200 mm A tinted photograph of a group of four armed soldiers in uniform in front of the Jal Pari Gateway in the Qaisar Bagh complex. āCā Company of Madras Sappers & Miners joined Sir Colin Campbell in the second relief of Lucknow in November 1857.]]
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== Chronology ==
*'''1780''' raised as Madras Pioneers
*'''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 ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madras_Engineer_Group Madras Engineer Group] Wikipedia
[[Category:Madras Army]]
