32nd Sikh Pioneers

32nd Sikh Pioneers
32nd Sikh Pioneers
Active	1857-1922
Country	Sikkim Expedition; 1897 Chitral

The 32nd

Sikh Pioneers was a regiment of the Indian Army during British rule. The regiment was founded in 1857 as the Punjab Sappers (Pioneers).^[1]

After a series of names changes, it became the 32nd Punjab Pioneers in 1901 and the 32nd Sikh Pioneers in 1903. To honour the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Indian they took part in the

34th Sikh Pioneers, to form 2nd Bn, 3rd Sikh Pioneers

. Their most celebrated feat of arms was the relief in 1895 of the besieged British garrison of Chitral, by a gruelling crossing of the snow-covered Shandur Pass.

The regiment recruited the

Mazhabi Sikhs and Ramdasia Sikhs of Punjab province

. Despite being Pioneers by name, the regiment was specially trained as

Assault Pioneers

.

It was one of the first native mounted infantry to be posted for active service outside India.[2]

References

Further reading

Lucas, Cyril (2012). Waziristan To Tibet. Booktango.
ISBN 978-1-4689-1218-0
.

External links

"32nd Sikh Pioneers". regiments.org. Archived from the original on 9 September 2007.

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[1] British Empire: Armed Forces: Units: Indian Infantry: 32nd Sikh Pioneers

[Winrow2016-2] ISBN 978-1-317-03994-5
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