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Over the years the Bengal Sappers have won many [[battle honour|battle]] and [[theatre honour]]s, 11 [[Victoria Cross]], 116 [[Indian Order of Merit]], 17 [[Shaurya Chakra]], 93 [[Sena Medal]]s and 11 [[Arjun Award]]s, the highest number of won by any single organization in the country.<ref name="tri" /><ref>[http://haridwar.nic.in/beg.htm Bengal Engineering Group] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201071759/http://haridwar.nic.in/beg.htm |date=1 February 2009 }} ''[[Haridwar]]'' Official website.</ref> [[Lt Gen]] [[Joginder Singh Dhillon]] was commissioned into Bengal Engineer Group in 1936 and commanded the First [[Republic Day Parade]] in [[New Delhi]],{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} becoming the first army officer to be awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in November 1965.<ref>[http://www.bsoaroorkee.org/legend2.htm Unique Achievements] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915115708/http://www.bsoaroorkee.org/legend2.htm |date=15 September 2008 }} ''[[Bengal Sappers]]''.</ref> Among the [[Sapper#Indian Army|three Sapper units of the Indian Army]], the Bengal Sappers was the first engineer group to receive the 'President Colours' in recognition of its service to the nation, on 12 January 1989, by [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]], the eight [[President of India]], who presented the [[Regimental Colour]]s to Bengal Engineer Group at Roorkee.<ref name="bharat" /> | Over the years the Bengal Sappers have won many [[battle honour|battle]] and [[theatre honour]]s, 11 [[Victoria Cross]], 116 [[Indian Order of Merit]], 17 [[Shaurya Chakra]], 93 [[Sena Medal]]s and 11 [[Arjun Award]]s, the highest number of won by any single organization in the country.<ref name="tri" /><ref>[http://haridwar.nic.in/beg.htm Bengal Engineering Group] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090201071759/http://haridwar.nic.in/beg.htm |date=1 February 2009 }} ''[[Haridwar]]'' Official website.</ref> [[Lt Gen]] [[Joginder Singh Dhillon]] was commissioned into Bengal Engineer Group in 1936 and commanded the First [[Republic Day Parade]] in [[New Delhi]],{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} becoming the first army officer to be awarded the [[Padma Bhushan]] in November 1965.<ref>[http://www.bsoaroorkee.org/legend2.htm Unique Achievements] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915115708/http://www.bsoaroorkee.org/legend2.htm |date=15 September 2008 }} ''[[Bengal Sappers]]''.</ref> Among the [[Sapper#Indian Army|three Sapper units of the Indian Army]], the Bengal Sappers was the first engineer group to receive the 'President Colours' in recognition of its service to the nation, on 12 January 1989, by [[Ramaswamy Venkataraman]], the eight [[President of India]], who presented the [[Regimental Colour]]s to Bengal Engineer Group at Roorkee.<ref name="bharat" /> | ||
Besides service on the battlefield, the Bengal Engineers also rendered valuable peacetime contributions. The military engineer Lt. James Agg designed [[St. John's Church, Kolkata|St John's Church, Calcutta]]. It was based on [[James Gibbs]]'s [[St Martin-in-the-Fields]] in [[London]] and was [[consecrated]] in 1787.<ref>{{cite web |title=Churches in Kolkata |url=http://www.kolkataonline.in/Tourism/ReligiousSpots/Churches.aspx |access-date=25 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive. | Besides service on the battlefield, the Bengal Engineers also rendered valuable peacetime contributions. The military engineer Lt. James Agg designed [[St. John's Church, Kolkata|St John's Church, Calcutta]]. It was based on [[James Gibbs]]'s [[St Martin-in-the-Fields]] in [[London]] and was [[consecrated]] in 1787.<ref>{{cite web |title=Churches in Kolkata |url=http://www.kolkataonline.in/Tourism/ReligiousSpots/Churches.aspx |access-date=25 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120803193552/http://www.kolkataonline.in/Tourism/ReligiousSpots/Churches.aspx |archive-date=3 August 2012 }}</ref> St John's was the [[Anglican]] [[cathedral]] of the city – capital of the Bengal Presidency – until [[St Paul's Cathedral, Calcutta|St Paul's Cathedral]], begun 1839, was completed in 1847.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|title=Forbes, William Nairn|url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780199674985.001.0001/acref-9780199674985-e-6523|work=A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture|year=2015|editor-last=Curl|editor-first=James Stevens|edition=3rd|publisher=Oxford University Press|language=en|doi=10.1093/acref/9780199674985.001.0001/acref-9780199674985-e-6523|isbn=978-0-19-967498-5|access-date=2020-06-30|editor2-last=Wilson|editor2-first=Susan}}</ref> St Paul's was also designed by a Bengal Engineer, [[William Nairn Forbes]], who was also [[architect]] of the "Old Silver Mint" building at the [[India Government Mint, Kolkata]], basing its [[portico]] on the [[Parthenon]] on the [[Acropolis of Athens]].<ref name=":0" /> | ||
[[File:St Paul's Cathedral.jpg|thumb|[[St Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata]], designed by [[William Nairn Forbes]], Bengal Engineers. Built 1839–47.|alt=]] | [[File:St Paul's Cathedral.jpg|thumb|[[St Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata]], designed by [[William Nairn Forbes]], Bengal Engineers. Built 1839–47.|alt=]] | ||
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== See also == | |||
*[[Madras Engineer Group]] | *[[Madras Engineer Group]] | ||
*[[Bombay Engineer Group]] | *[[Bombay Engineer Group]] | ||