Madras Pioneers
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The term Madras Pioneers related to bodies of Pioneers
as well as Sappers and Miners which were part of the Madras Presidency Army.
The Madras Engineer Group
were raised as two companies of pioneers in 1780 called the Madras Pioneers, which were expanded and titled 'Corps of Madras Pioneers' but later renamed the 'Corps of Madras Sappers and Miners' in 1831.
In addition, a separate Corps of Madras Pioneers was also in existence in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century which was disbanded in 1933, along with other pioneer battalions of the British Indian Army. The troops, equipment and regimental property of the disbanded pioneer battalions were absorbed into the Sappers and Miners of their respective presidencies; in the case of Madras Pioneers, with the Madras Sappers. Lt Gen SM Shrinagesh, was the senior-most Indian officer to be commissioned into the Madras Pioneers and due to this affiliation became the first Senior Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Engineers
after independence.
Assault Pioneer
An Assault Pioneer is an infantry soldier who is responsible for:* The construction of tools for infantry soldiers to cross natural and man-made obstacles as well as breaching of enemy fortifications;...
as well as Sappers and Miners which were part of the Madras Presidency Army.
The Madras Engineer Group
Madras Engineer Group
Madras Engineer Group are a regiment of the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army. The Madras Sappers draw their origin from the erstwhile Madras Presidency army of the British Raj. This regiment has its HQ in Bangalore...
were raised as two companies of pioneers in 1780 called the Madras Pioneers, which were expanded and titled 'Corps of Madras Pioneers' but later renamed the 'Corps of Madras Sappers and Miners' in 1831.
In addition, a separate Corps of Madras Pioneers was also in existence in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century which was disbanded in 1933, along with other pioneer battalions of the British Indian Army. The troops, equipment and regimental property of the disbanded pioneer battalions were absorbed into the Sappers and Miners of their respective presidencies; in the case of Madras Pioneers, with the Madras Sappers. Lt Gen SM Shrinagesh, was the senior-most Indian officer to be commissioned into the Madras Pioneers and due to this affiliation became the first Senior Colonel Commandant of the Corps of Engineers
Indian Army Corps of Engineers
The Indian Army Corps of Engineers has a long and illustrious history dating back to the mid-18th century. The earliest existing subunit of the Corps dates back to 1777 while the Corps officially recognises its birth as 1780 when the senior most group of the Corps, the Madras Sappers were...
after independence.