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{{Infobox military unit | {{Infobox military unit | ||
|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= | | 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 | 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 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== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:51, 22 October 2022
| 23rd Sikh Pioneers | |
|---|---|
 Jemadar 23rd Sikh pioneers standing 4th from right | |
| Active | 1857-1922 |
| Country |  British India |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Size | Three battalions |
| Part of | Bengal Army (to 1895) Bengal Command |
| Uniform | Drab; faced chocolate |
| Engagements | 1857 Siege of Delhi 1857 Siege of Lucknow 1857 Capture of Lucknow 1858 Taku Forts 1860 Taku Forts 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 |
| Commanders | |
| Colonel-in-Chief | King Edward VII (1904) |
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 the Mazhabi Sikhs and Ramdasia Sikhs[1] of Punjab province. Despite being Pioneers by name, the regiment was specially trained as Assault Pioneers.
Brief History[edit | edit source]
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.[2] 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.[3] 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[edit | edit source]
- His Majesty King Edward VII - Colonel-in-Chief 1904
Previous names[edit | edit source]
- 23rd Bengal Native Infantry - 1861
- 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Native Infantry (Pioneers) - 1864
- 23rd (Punjab) Bengal Infantry (Pioneers) - 1885
- 23rd Punjab Pioneers - 1901
References[edit | edit source]
- Barthorp, Michael; Burn, Jeffrey (1979). Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 0-85045-307-0.
- Sumner, Ian (2001). The Indian Army 1914-1947. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 1-84176-196-6.
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