▁Indian ▁forces , ▁seeking ▁to ▁prevent ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁from ▁inter fer ing ▁in ▁Tib et an ▁affairs . ▁ ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁the ▁Indian ▁government ▁reform ed ▁the ▁army ▁moving ▁from ▁single ▁batt alion ▁reg iments ▁to ▁multi ▁batt alion ▁reg iments . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁S ikh ▁P ione ers ▁now ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Battalion , ▁ 3 rd ▁S ikh ▁P ione ers , ▁they ▁were ▁renamed ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁as ▁the ▁Corps ▁of ▁S ikh ▁P ione ers , ▁which ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁During ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War ▁the ▁regiment ▁was ▁reform ed ▁and ▁named ▁the ▁S ikh ▁Light ▁Infantry . ▁This ▁regiment ▁was ▁allocated ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Indian ▁Army ▁after ▁independence . ▁ ▁Col on els ▁of ▁the ▁regiment ▁ ▁His ▁Majesty ▁King ▁Edward ▁VII ▁- ▁Colonel - in - Ch ief ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁ ▁Pre vious ▁names ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Beng al ▁Native ▁Infantry ▁- ▁ 1 8 6 1 ▁ 2 3 rd ▁( P un j ab ) ▁Beng al ▁Native ▁Infantry ▁( P ione ers ) ▁- ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁ 2 3 rd ▁( P un j ab ) ▁Beng al ▁Infantry ▁( P ione ers ) ▁- ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁ 2 3 rd ▁P un j ab ▁P ione ers ▁- ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁