About: 23rd Sikh Pioneers   Sponge Permalink

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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 Sikh community of Punjab province. Despite being "pioneers" by name, the regiment functioned as a Sikh infantry regiment specially trained as assault pioneers.

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  • 23rd Sikh Pioneers
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  • 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 Sikh community of Punjab province. Despite being "pioneers" by name, the regiment functioned as a Sikh infantry regiment specially trained as assault pioneers.
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  • Army
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  • Colonel-in-Chief
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  • Uniform
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Nickname
  • Mazhabi Pioneers
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Country
  • Indian Empire
Type
  • Infantry
Caption
  • Regimental badge of the 23rd Sikh Pioneers
Dates
  • 1857(xsd:integer)
Colors
  • Drab; faced chocolate
Unit Name
  • 23(xsd:integer)
Battles
  • 1868(xsd:integer)
  • 1878(xsd:integer)
  • 1879(xsd:integer)
  • 1897(xsd:integer)
  • 1903(xsd:integer)
  • 1914(xsd:integer)
  • 1919(xsd:integer)
  • 1920(xsd:integer)
  • Pekin 1860
  • Taku Forts 1858
  • Taku Forts 1860
  • Battle of Palikao 1860
  • Capture of Lucknow 1857
  • Siege of Delhi 1857
  • Siege of Lucknow 1857
Size
  • Three battalions
abstract
  • 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 Sikh community of Punjab province. Despite being "pioneers" by name, the regiment functioned as a Sikh infantry regiment specially trained as assault pioneers.
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