British India → India

3rd Sikh Pioneers

1857: The Punjab Sappers
│		 The Fatehgarh Levy
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1858: 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of
Punjab Infantry
│		 24th (Pioneer) Regiment of
Punjab Infantry
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Rebuilding the Bengal Army
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1861: 27th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
│		 36th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
│		 38th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
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1861: 23rd Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
│		 32nd Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
│		 34th Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
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1864: 23rd (Punjab) Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
(Pioneers)
│		 32nd (Punjab) Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
(Pioneers)
│		 34th (Fatehgarh) Regiment of
Bengal Native Infantry
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1882: │
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│		 disbanded
1885: 23rd (Punjab) Regiment of
Bengal Infantry
(Pioneers)
│		 32nd (Punjab) Regiment of
Bengal Infantry
(Pioneers)
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1887: │
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│		 34th (Punjab) Regiment of
Bengal Infantry
(Pioneers)
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1901: 23rd Punjab Pioneers
│		 32nd Punjab Pioneers
│		 34th Punjab Pioneers
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Renumbering into the Indian Army
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1903: 23rd Sikh Pioneers 32nd Sikh Pioneers 34th Sikh Pioneers
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1916: │
│		 2nd Battalion raised
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1917: 2nd Battalion raised
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│		 2nd Battalion raised
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1918: │
│		 3rd Battalion raised
│		 3rd Battalion raised
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1919: │
│		 3rd Battalion disbanded
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1921: │
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│		 2nd Battalion disbanded
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│		 2nd Battalion disbanded
3rd Battalion disbanded
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1921: │ │ 34th Royal Sikh Pioneers
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2nd Battalion → │ │ → 2nd Battalion, 23rd
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1922: 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Royal Battalion, 10th (Training) Battalion,
3rd Sikh Pioneers
3rd Sikh Pioneers
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1929: The Corps of Sikh Pioneers
3rd Battalion disbanded
10th Battalion disbanded
Sikh Pioneers
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1933: disbanded
 
 
1941: The Mazhabi and Ramdasia Sikh Regiment
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1942: 2nd Battalion raised
3rd Battalion raised
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1944: The Sikh Light Infantry
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Union of India
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1947: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalion
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The Sikh Light Infantry
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Republic of India
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1950: │
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1960: 4th Battalion raised
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5th Battalion raised
6th Battalion raised
7th Battalion raised
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1966: 8th Battalion raised
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9th - 18th Battalion raised
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2026-10-13