List of battle and theatre honours of the Indian Army Corps of Engineers

The Indian Army Corps of Engineers has distinguished itself in battle and has been awarded many battle and theatre honours. These honours have been awarded to individual units of the Corps or to the three Groups, namely the Madras Sappers, the Bengal Sappers and the Bombay Sappers. This list is a union of the battle and theatre honours awarded to these three groups of the Corps of Engineers and does not include those earned by disbanded engineer and pioneer units or corps.^[1]^{: 312–314}

Prior to World War I[]

Carnatic (1780 - 84)
Carnatic (1790 - 92)
Sholinghur (1781)
Mysore (1789 - 91)
Seringapatam (1799)
Assaye [1803]
Bhurtpore [1805]
Java [1811]
Nagpore [1817]
Meheidpoor [1817]
Beni Boo Alli (1821)
Ava [1824 - 26]
Afghanistan 1839^[2]
Ghuznee 1839
Khelat [1839]
China [1840 - 42]
Meanee [1843]
Hyderabad 1843
Ferozeshah [1845]
Sobraon [1846]
Punjaub [1848 - 49]
Mooltan [1848 - 49]
Goojerat [1849] (Battle honour)^[3]
Pegu [1852 - 53]
Persia [1856 - 57]
Reshire [1856]
Bushire [1856]
Koosh - Ab [1856]
Delhi 1857
Relief and Capture of Lucknow [1857]
Central India [1857]
Pekin 1860
Taku Forts [1860]
Abyssinia (1867)
Afghanistan 1878–80
Ali Masjid [1878]
Charasiah [1878]
Kabul 1879
Ahmad Khel [1880]
Kandahar 1880
Egypt 1882
Tel-el-Kebir [1882]
Suakin [1885]
Tofrek [1885]
Burma 1885–87
Malakand 1897
Punjab Frontier [1897 - 98]
Tirah [1897 - 98]

References[]

^ Singh, Sarbans (1993) Battle Honours of the Indian Army 1757 - 1971. Vision Books (New Delhi) ISBN 81-7094-115-6
^ Spelling later changed to "Affghanistan"by Gazette notification.
^ Also spelt as "Gujrat" or "Gujerat".

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[Sarbans-1] Singh, Sarbans (1993) Battle Honours of the Indian Army 1757 - 1971. Vision Books (New Delhi) ISBN 81-7094-115-6

[2] Spelling later changed to "Affghanistan"by Gazette notification.

[3] Also spelt as "Gujrat" or "Gujerat".

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