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The  '''Bombay Engineer Group''', or the  '''''Bombay Sappers''''' as they are informally known, are a [[regiment]] of the [[Indian Army Corps of Engineers|Corps of Engineers]] of the [[Indian Army]].<ref name="CoffeeTableBook">{{cite book|title=A Tradition of Valour, 1820-2006 : An illustrated Saga of the Bombay Sappers|author=Babayya, K|author2=Ahlawat, S|author3=Kahlon, HS|author4=Rawat, SS|name-list-style=amp|publisher=Bombay Engineer Group & Centre, Khadki, Pune &, ARB Interactive, Mumbai|year=2022}}</ref> The Bombay Sappers draw their origin from the erstwhile [[Bombay Presidency]] [[Presidency armies|army]] of the [[British Raj]]. The group has its centre in [[Khadki]], [[Pune]] in [[Maharashtra]] [[states of India|state]]. The Bombay Sappers have gone on to win many honours and awards, both in battle and in peacetime, throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, both before and after [[Independence of India|Independence]]. The [[gallantry award]]s won include the British [[Victoria Cross]] and the French [[Legion of Honour]] before independence, as well as the [[Param Vir Chakra]] and [[Ashok Chakra]] as part of Independent [[India]].  The Group has also made its mark in peacetime activities such as sport, adventure, disaster relief, aid to civil authority and prestigious construction projects.

The Bombay Sappers & Miners emerged from the amalgamation of two lineages, firstly, that of the Pioneer Lascars, raised in 1777, and secondly, the Sappers & Miners, raised in 1803 as a Pontoon Train.<ref name="CoffeeTableBook"/><ref name="DeSantis">{{cite web|url=http://www.reubique.com/indiaeng.htm|title=Military Engineers in India in the 20th Century|author=Lt Col Edward de Santis|year=2000|website=REUbique.com|access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref>