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	\|unit_name=23rd Sikh Pioneers		\| unit_name = 23rd Sikh Pioneers
	\| image=Indian pioneers.png		\| image = Indian pioneers.png
	\| image_size = 300		\| image_size = 300
	\|caption=''[[Jemadar]] 23rd Sikh pioneers standing 4th from right''		\| caption = ''[[Jemadar]] 23rd Sikh pioneers standing 4th from right''
	\|dates=1857-1922		\| dates = 1857-1922
	\|country={{flag\|British India}}		\| country = {{flag\|British India}}
	\|branch=Army		\| branch = Army
	\|type=Infantry		\| type = Infantry
	\|size= Three battalions		\| size = Three battalions
	\|command_structure=[[Bengal Army]] (to 1895)<br>[[Bengal Command]]		\| command_structure = [[Bengal Army]] (to 1895)<br>[[Bengal Command]]
	\|garrison=		\| garrison =
	\|ceremonial_chief=[[Edward VII of the United Kingdom\|King Edward VII]] (1904)		\| ceremonial_chief = [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom\|King Edward VII]] (1904)
	\|ceremonial_chief_label=Colonel-in-Chief		\| ceremonial_chief_label = Colonel-in-Chief
	\|colonel_of_the_regiment=		\| colonel_of_the_regiment =
	\|nickname= ~~''[[Mazhabi]] Pioneers''~~		\| nickname =
	\|motto=		\| motto =
	\|colors=Drab; faced chocolate		\| colors = Drab; faced chocolate
	\|colors_label=Uniform		\| colors_label = Uniform
	\|march=		\| march =
	\|mascot=		\| mascot =
	\|battles=1857 Siege of Delhi<br />1857 Siege of Lucknow<br />1857 Capture of Lucknow<br />[[Battle of Taku Forts (1858)\|1858 Taku Forts]]<br />[[Battle of Taku Forts (1860)\|1860 Taku Forts]]<br />[[Battle of Palikao\|1860 Palikao]]<br />1868 Abyssinia<br />1878 - 80 Afghanistan<br />1878 Peiwar Kotal<br />1879 Charasiah<br />1897 Kabul<br />1897 Chitral<br />1903 Tibet<br />1914-1918 [[First World War]]<br />1919 Afghanistan<br />1920 Iraq		\| battles = 1857 Siege of Delhi<br />1857 Siege of Lucknow<br />1857 Capture of Lucknow<br />[[Battle of Taku Forts (1858)\|1858 Taku Forts]]<br />[[Battle of Taku Forts (1860)\|1860 Taku Forts]]<br />[[Battle of Palikao\|1860 Palikao]]<br />1868 Abyssinia<br />1878 - 80 Afghanistan<br />1878 Peiwar Kotal<br />1879 Charasiah<br />1897 Kabul<br />1897 Chitral<br />1903 Tibet<br />1914-1918 [[First World War]]<br />1919 Afghanistan<br />1920 Iraq
	\|notable_commanders=		\| notable_commanders =
	\|anniversaries=		\| anniversaries =
	}}		}}
	The '''23rd Sikh Pioneers''' were a regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1857, when they were known as the 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry.		The '''23rd Sikh Pioneers''' were a regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1857, when they were known as the 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry.
	The regiment recruited ~~exclusively from~~ the [[Mazhabi~~\|Mazhabi Sikh~~]] ~~community of~~ [[~~Punjab Province (British India)\|Punjab province~~]].		The regiment recruited the [[Mazhabi]] [[Sikhs]] and [[Ramdasia\|Ramdasia Sikhs]]<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.panjabdigilib.org/webuser/searches/displayPage.jsp?ID=15253&page=1&CategoryID=1&Searched=W3GX&sbtsro=1&viewall=1\|title = The History of The Sikh Pioneers}}</ref> of [[Punjab Province (British India)\|Punjab province]].
	~~Despite being "pioneers" by name, the regiment functioned as a~~ [[~~Sikh]] [[infantry regiment]] specially trained as [[assault pioneer~~]]s.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.~~peterpickering~~.~~com~~/~~Perim~~/~~page25~~/~~page54/page54~~.~~html \|title~~=~~Archived copy \|access-date~~=~~2012-06-09 \|archive-url~~=~~https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182823/http://www.peterpickering.com/Perim/page25/page54/page54.html \|archive-date~~=~~2016-03-03~~ \|~~url-status~~=~~dead~~ }}</ref>		Despite being Pioneers by name, the regiment was specially trained as [[Assault Pioneer]]s.

	==Brief History==		==Brief History==
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	*23rd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers) - 1885		*23rd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers) - 1885
	*23rd Punjab Pioneers - 1901		*23rd Punjab Pioneers - 1901
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	==References==		==References==

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	==Brief History==		==Brief History==
	They took part in the [[Battle of Taku Forts (1858)]], the [[Battle of Taku Forts (1860)]] and the [[Battle of Palikao]] in the [[Second Opium War]]. This was followed by the [[1868 Expedition to Abyssinia]] a punitive expedition carried out by the armed forces of the [[British Empire]] against the [[Ethiopian Empire]] and Emperor [[Tewodros II of Ethiopia]].<ref>http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/23rdpioneers.htm</ref>		They took part in the [[Battle of Taku Forts (1858)]], the [[Battle of Taku Forts (1860)]] and the [[Battle of Palikao]] in the [[Second Opium War]]. This was followed by the [[1868 Expedition to Abyssinia]] a punitive expedition carried out by the armed forces of the [[British Empire]] against the [[Ethiopian Empire]] and Emperor [[Tewodros II of Ethiopia]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/23rdpioneers.htm\|title = The British Empire, Imperialism, Colonialism, Colonies}}</ref>
	They next took part in the [[Battle of Peiwar Kotal]], the [[Battle of Charasiab]] in the [[Second Afghan War]] in 1878. In 1903, they took part in the [[British expedition to Tibet]] an invasion of Tibet by British Indian forces, seeking to prevent the [[Russian Empire]] from interfering in Tibetan affairs.		They next took part in the [[Battle of Peiwar Kotal]], the [[Battle of Charasiab]] in the [[Second Afghan War]] in 1878. In 1903, they took part in the [[British expedition to Tibet]] an invasion of Tibet by British Indian forces, seeking to prevent the [[Russian Empire]] from interfering in Tibetan affairs.

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	==References==		==References==
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	*{{cite book\|~~last~~=Barthorp\|~~first~~=Michael\|last2=Burn\|first2=Jeffrey\|year=1979\|title=Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914\|publisher=Osprey Publishing\|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}		*{{cite book\|last1=Barthorp\|first1=Michael\|last2=Burn\|first2=Jeffrey\|year=1979\|title=Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914\|publisher=Osprey Publishing\|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}
	*{{cite book\|last=Sumner\|first=Ian\|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947\|year=2001\|publisher=Osprey Publishing\|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}		*{{cite book\|last=Sumner\|first=Ian\|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947\|year=2001\|publisher=Osprey Publishing\|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}

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|unit_name=23rd Sikh Pioneers
| image=Indian pioneers.png
| image_size = 300
|caption=''[[Jemadar]] 23rd Sikh pioneers standing 4th from right''
|dates=1857-1922
|country={{flag|British India}}
|branch=Army
|type=Infantry
|size= Three battalions
|command_structure=[[Bengal Army]] (to 1895) [[Bengal Command]]
|garrison=
|ceremonial_chief=[[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|King Edward VII]] (1904)
|ceremonial_chief_label=Colonel-in-Chief
|colonel_of_the_regiment=
|nickname= ''[[Mazhabi]] Pioneers''
|motto=
|colors=Drab; faced chocolate
|colors_label=Uniform
|march=
|mascot=
|battles=1857 Siege of Delhi 1857 Siege of Lucknow 1857 Capture of Lucknow [[Battle of Taku Forts (1858)|1858 Taku Forts]] [[Battle of Taku Forts (1860)|1860 Taku Forts]] [[Battle of Palikao|1860 Palikao]] 1868 Abyssinia 1878 - 80 Afghanistan 1878 Peiwar Kotal 1879 Charasiah 1897 Kabul 1897 Chitral 1903 Tibet 1914-1918 [[First World War]] 1919 Afghanistan 1920 Iraq
|notable_commanders=
|anniversaries=
}}
The '''23rd Sikh Pioneers''' were a regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1857, when they were known as the 15th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry.
The regiment recruited exclusively from the [[Mazhabi|Mazhabi Sikh]] community of [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab province]].
Despite being "pioneers" by name, the regiment functioned as a [[Sikh]] [[infantry regiment]] specially trained as [[assault pioneer]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.peterpickering.com/Perim/page25/page54/page54.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-06-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303182823/http://www.peterpickering.com/Perim/page25/page54/page54.html |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Brief History==
They took part in the [[Battle of Taku Forts (1858)]], the [[Battle of Taku Forts (1860)]] and the [[Battle of Palikao]] in the [[Second Opium War]]. This was followed by the [[1868 Expedition to Abyssinia]] a punitive expedition carried out by the armed forces of the [[British Empire]] against the [[Ethiopian Empire]] and Emperor [[Tewodros II of Ethiopia]].<ref>http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indianinfantry/23rdpioneers.htm</ref>
They next took part in the [[Battle of Peiwar Kotal]], the [[Battle of Charasiab]] in the [[Second Afghan War]] in 1878. In 1903, they took part in the [[British expedition to Tibet]] an invasion of Tibet by British Indian forces, seeking to prevent the [[Russian Empire]] from interfering in Tibetan affairs.

After World War I, the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.<ref>Sumner p.15</ref> In 1922, the 23rd Sikh Pioneers now became the 1st Battalion, [[3rd Sikh Pioneers]], they were renamed again in 1929, as the [[Corps of Sikh Pioneers]], which was disbanded in 1933. During the [[Second World War]] the regiment was reformed and named the [[Sikh Light Infantry]]. This regiment was allocated to the new [[Indian Army]] after independence.

==Colonels of the regiment==
[[File:Francis Derwent Wood - Edouard VII.jpg|thumb|left|upright|His Majesty [[King Edward VII]] became the [[Colonel-in-Chief]] of the regiment in 1904]]

*His Majesty [[King Edward VII]] - [[Colonel-in-Chief]] 1904

==Previous names==
*23rd Bengal Native Infantry - 1861
*23rd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers) - 1864
*23rd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers) - 1885
*23rd Punjab Pioneers - 1901

==References==
{{reflist}}
*{{cite book|last=Barthorp|first=Michael|last2=Burn|first2=Jeffrey|year=1979|title=Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}
*{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}

[[Category:British Indian Army infantry regiments]]
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1857]]
[[Category:1857 establishments in India]]

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