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| unit_name = 61st Pioneers<br />
| image = 61st K.G.O. Pioneers Indian Army.jpg<br />
| caption = 2nd Bn 61st King Georges Own Pioneers British Indian Army<br />
| dates = 1758–1922<br />
| country = [[British Raj|Indian Empire]]<br />
| branch = Army<br />
| type = Infantry<br />
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| command_structure = [[Madras Army]] (to 1895)<br>[[Madras Command]]<br />
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| colors = Red; faced white<br />
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| battles = [[Carnatic Wars]]<br>[[Third Anglo-Mysore War]]<br>[[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]]<br>[[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]<br>[[Second Afghan War]]<br>[[Second Burmese War]]<br>[[Boxer Rebellion]]<br>[[World War I]]<br>[[Third Afghan War]]<br />
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The '''61st Pioneers''' were an infantry regiment of the [[British Indian Army]]. They trace their origins to{{start date and age|1758|p=y}}, when they were raised as the 1st Battalion Coast Sepoys.<br />
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== History ==<br />
The regiment took part in the [[Carnatic Wars]] in 1746–1763 and then the [[Third Anglo-Mysore War]].<br />
In the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]] they took part in the [[Battle of Seedaseer]], the [[Battle of Seringapatam]], the [[Battle of Nagpore]], the [[Battle of Ava]]. They were next in action during the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] in the [[Central India Campaign (1858)|Central India Campaign]]. Their next campaigns were outside India when they took part in the [[Second Afghan War]], the [[Second Burmese War]] and the [[Boxer Rebellion]].<br />
During [[World War I]] they were part of the [[9th (Secunderabad) Division]] in the 27th Bangalore Brigade. This brigade served away from its parent division and served in [[British East Africa]] as part of the [[Indian Expeditionary Force B]]. After returning to India they took part in the [[Third Afghan War]].<br />
[[File:Indian soldiers wait to embark for East Africa.jpg|thumb|right|61st Pioneers wait to embark for East Africa during World War I]]<br />
After World War I the Indian government reformed the army moving from single battalion regiments to multi battalion regiments.<ref>Sumner p.15</ref> In {{end date and age|1922|p=y}}, the 61st Pioneers now became the 1st Battalion [[1st Madras Pioneers (disambiguation)|1st Madras Pioneers]], which was disbanded in 1933.<br />
[[File:2nd Bn 61st King Georges Own Pioneers British Indian Army - Khyber Pass - 1919 - NAM 1983-12-4-45.jpg|thumb|alt=B&W soldiers on a mountain|Soldiers of the 2nd Bn 61st King Georges Own Pioneers overlooking the Khyber pass]]<br />
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==Lineage==<br />
*1st Battalion Coast Sepoys - 1758<br />
*1st Carnatic Battalion - 1769<br />
*1st Madras Battalion - 1784<br />
*1st Battalion, 1st Madras Native Infantry - 1796<br />
*1st Madras Native Infantry - 1824 <br />
*1st Madras Native Infantry (Pioneers) - 1883<br />
*1st Madras Infantry (Pioneers) - 1885<br />
*1st Madras Pioneers - 1901 <br />
*61st Madras Pioneers - 1903<br />
*61st Prince of Wales's Own Pioneers - 1906<br />
*61st King George's Own Pioneers - 1910<br />
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<gallery class="center" caption="Memorial to the Siege of Seringapatam (1799), Erected by the Mysore Government" widths="200px" heights="150px" perrow="4"><br />
File:Memorial to the Siege of Seringapatam (1799), Seringapatam.JPG|Memorial to the Siege of Seringapatam (1799), [[Seringapatam]]<br />
File:Memorial the Siege of Seringapatam (1799) by the Mysore Government, Seringapatam.JPG|Memorial the Siege of Seringapatam (1799) by the [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore Government]], [[Seringapatam]]<br />
File:European Office killed in the Siege of Seringapatam (1799), Seringapatam.JPG|European Office killed in the Siege of Seringapatam (1799), [[Seringapatam]]<br />
File:Forces Engaged in the Siege of Seringapatam (1799) Seringapatam.JPG|Forces Engaged in the Siege of Seringapatam (1799), [[Seringapatam]]<br />
File:Forces Engaged in the Siege of Seringapatam (1799), Seringapatam.JPG|Forces Engaged in the Siege of Seringapatam (1799), [[Seringapatam]]<br />
</gallery><br />
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==References==<br />
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==Sources==<br />
*{{cite book|last=Barthorp|first=Michael|last2=Burn|first2=Jeffrey|year=1979|title=Indian infantry regiments 1860-1914|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=0-85045-307-0}}<br />
*{{cite book|last=Rinaldi|first=Richard A|year=2008|title=Order of Battle British Army 1914|publisher=Ravi Rikhye|isbn=0-9776072-8-3}}<br />
*{{cite book|last=Sumner|first=Ian|title=The Indian Army 1914-1947|year=2001|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1-84176-196-6}}<br />
*Moberly, F.J. (1923). ''Official History of the War: Mesopotamia Campaign'', Imperial War Museum. {{ISBN|1-870423-30-5}}<br />
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[[Category:British Indian Army infantry regiments]]<br />
[[Category:Military history of the Madras Presidency]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1758]]<br />
[[Category:Military units and formations disestablished in 1922]]<br />
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