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Madras Engineer Group (MEG), informally known as the Madras Sappers, is an engineer group 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 Bengaluru. The Madras Sappers are the oldest of the three groups of the Corps of Engineers. The Madras Sappers were the only regiment of the Madras Presidency Army to survive unscathed the extensive reorganisations that took place between 1862 and 1928. The ''thambis'', as the troops of the Madras Sappers are popularly known, with their hallmark Shakos have distinguished themselves in many battlefields around the world for more than 200 years. The Bangalore torpedo, a mine clearing explosive device, was invented in the Centre at Bengaluru in the early years of the Twentieth Century. ==Timeline== * 1780 – Created ''Madras Pioneers'' from two company of Pioneers (On September 30, 1780 at Madras Patnam) * 1831 – Renamed Corps of Madras Sappers and Miners * 1834 – Relocated HQ to Bengaluru, where it remains today * 1876 – Receive prefix ''Queens's Own'' * 1903 – 2nd Queen's Own Madras Sappers and Miners, Renamed as part of the Kitchener Reforms * 1911 – Renamed 2nd Queen Victoria's Own Madras Sappers and Miners 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Madras Engineer Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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