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	\| dates = 1857-1922		\| dates = 1857-1922
	\| country = ~~{{flag\|British~~ India}}		\| country = India
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	The '''34th Royal Sikh Pioneers''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1857, when they were raised as the Punjab Sappers.		The '''34th Royal Sikh Pioneers''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1857, when they were raised as the Punjab Sappers.

	The regiment recruited the [[Mazhabi]] [[Sikhs]] and [[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]].		The regiment recruited the [[Mazhabi]] [[Sikhs]] and [[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 was specially trained as [[Assault Pioneer]]s.		Despite being Pioneers by name, the regiment was specially trained as [[Assault Pioneer]]s.

	==Brief ~~History~~==		==Brief history==
	The regiment took part in the [[Siege of Delhi]], the [[Siege of Lucknow]] and the [[Capture of Lucknow]] during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. They were next in action during the [[Second Afghan War]] in 1878 and the [[Relief of Chitral]] in 1897. To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Indian they took part in the [[Rawalpindi Parade 1905]].		The regiment took part in the [[Siege of Delhi]], the [[Siege of Lucknow]] and the [[Capture of Lucknow]] during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. They were next in action during the [[Second Afghan War]] in 1878 and the [[Relief of Chitral]] in 1897. To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Indian they took part in the [[Rawalpindi Parade 1905]].

	During [[World War I]] they were part of the [[3rd (Lahore) Division]] and served on the [[Western Front (World War I)\|Western Front]], in the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]] and in the [[Sinai and Palestine Campaign]].		During [[World War I]] they were part of the [[3rd (Lahore) Division]] and served on the [[Western Front (World War I)\|Western Front]], in the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]] and in the [[Sinai and Palestine Campaign]].

	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 34th Sikh Pioneers now became the 2nd Battalion, [[3rd Sikh Pioneers]]. The regiment was allocated to the new [[Indian Army]] on independence.		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 34th Sikh Pioneers now became the 2nd Battalion, [[3rd Sikh Pioneers]]. The regiment was allocated to the new [[Indian Army]] on independence.

	==Notable Achievements==		==Notable Achievements==
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	The '''34th Royal Sikh Pioneers''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1857, when they were raised as the Punjab Sappers.		The '''34th Royal Sikh Pioneers''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1857, when they were raised as the Punjab Sappers.

	The regiment recruited the [[Mazhabi]] [[Sikhs]] and ~~other~~ [[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> ~~(which included [[Ramdasia]] [[Sikhs]])~~ of [[Punjab Province (British India)\|Punjab province]].		The regiment recruited the [[Mazhabi]] [[Sikhs]] and [[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 was specially trained as [[Assault Pioneer]]s.		Despite being Pioneers by name, the regiment was specially trained as [[Assault Pioneer]]s.

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	\|unit_name=34th Royal Sikh Pioneers		\| unit_name = 34th Royal Sikh Pioneers
	\| image=Indian pioneers.png		\| image = Indian pioneers.png
	\| image_size = 300		\| image_size = 300
	\|caption= ''[[Subedar major]] 34th Royal Sikh pioneers standing 2nd from right & [[Lance Naik]] standing 1st on the left''		\| caption = ''[[Subedar major]] 34th Royal Sikh pioneers standing 2nd from right & [[Lance Naik]] standing 1st on the left''
	\|dates=1857-1922		\| dates = 1857-1922
	\|country={{flag\|British India}}		\| country = {{flag\|British India}}
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	\|nickname= ''[[Mazhabi]] Pioneers''		\| nickname = [[Mazhabi]] Pioneers
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	The '''34th Royal Sikh Pioneers''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1857, when they were raised as the Punjab Sappers. 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.		The '''34th Royal Sikh Pioneers''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1857, when they were raised as the Punjab Sappers.

			The regiment recruited the [[Mazhabi]] [[Sikhs]] and other [[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> (which included [[Ramdasia]] [[Sikhs]]) of [[Punjab Province (British India)\|Punjab province]].
			Despite being Pioneers by name, the regiment was specially trained as [[Assault Pioneer]]s.

	==Brief History==		==Brief History==

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The '''34th Royal Sikh Pioneers''' was an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They could trace their origins to 1857, when they were raised as the Punjab Sappers. 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.

==Brief History==
The regiment took part in the [[Siege of Delhi]], the [[Siege of Lucknow]] and the [[Capture of Lucknow]] during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. They were next in action during the [[Second Afghan War]] in 1878 and the [[Relief of Chitral]] in 1897. To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Indian they took part in the [[Rawalpindi Parade 1905]].

During [[World War I]] they were part of the [[3rd (Lahore) Division]] and served on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]], in the [[Mesopotamia Campaign]] and in the [[Sinai and Palestine Campaign]].

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 34th Sikh Pioneers now became the 2nd Battalion, [[3rd Sikh Pioneers]]. The regiment was allocated to the new [[Indian Army]] on independence.

==Notable Achievements==
[[File:Kinggeorgev1928.jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=Pale-eyed young man with a beard and moustache|His Royal Highness [[King George V]] awarded the 34th Sikh Pioneers with the "Royal" title in 1921, making them a Royal regiment for their outstanding service during the [[First World War]].]]
* They were the most highly decorated Sikh Regiment of the [[First World War]].
* They became a "Royal" Regiment in 1921.

==Predecessor names==
*Punjab Sappers - 1857
*24th (Pioneer) Regiment of Punjab Infantry - 1858
*32nd Bengal Native Infantry - 1861
*32nd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers) - 1864
*32nd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers) - 1885
*32nd Punjab Pioneers - 1901
*34th Sikh Pioneers - 1903

==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:Military units and formations disestablished in 1922]]
[[Category:Bengal Presidency]]
[[Category:1857 establishments in India]]

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