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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).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 Rawalpindi Parade 1905. In 1922, it united with 23rd Sikh Pioneers and 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.

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rdfs:label	32nd Sikh Pioneers (en)
rdfs:comment	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).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 Rawalpindi Parade 1905. In 1922, it united with 23rd Sikh Pioneers and 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. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Bengal Army Punjab Province (British India) Sikkim Expedition 1857 establishments in India Military units and formations established in 1857 History of Sikhism Sikh Sikhs British Indian Army 23rd Sikh Pioneers 2nd (Sialkot) Cavalry Brigade 3rd Sikh Pioneers Assault Pioneer Mazhabi Ramdasia Rawalpindi Parade 1905 34th Sikh Pioneers
Link from a Wikipage to an external page	http://www.regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1903-032.htm https://books.google.com/books%3Fid=B0q6G_m3hqcC&q=32nd+Sikh+Pioneers https://web.archive.org/web/20070909182744/http:/regiments.org/regiments/southasia/inf/1903-032.htm
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has abstract	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).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 Rawalpindi Parade 1905. In 1922, it united with 23rd Sikh Pioneers and 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. (en)
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military unit size	Three battalions
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	List of regiments of the Indian Army (1903) Udham Singh 18th Indian Division 155th Pioneers 17th Indian Division Sikh Light Infantry Sikkim expedition

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