Skinner's Horse

1st and 3rd Skinners Horse

Known pre-1859 as 1st Irregular Cavalry and post-1859 as 1st (Duke of York's Own) Bengal Lancers

Biography

SKINNER, JAMES (1778-1841)
The son of Lt-Colonel Hercules Skinner and the founder of Skinner's Horse.
James Skinner Wikipedia

SKINNER, THOMAS (1800?-1843)
The son of Lt-General John Skinner. Joined the 16th Regiment of Foot as an ensign in 1816. With the rank of captain changed to 31st Regiment of Foot in 1824 and went to India in 1826. Commanded the regiment with Sir George Pollock's Army of Retribution during the 1st Afghan War and fought at the Battle of Tezin. Made CB and Brevet Colonel. Wrote Excursions in India about his travels in the Himalayas and Adventures during a Journey Overland to India about his journey to India.

Chronology

• 1803 raised by James Skinner as Captain Skinner's Corps of Irregular Horse
• 1823 became 1st Regiment of Local Horse
• 1840 became 1st Bengal Irregular Cavalry
• 1861 became 1st Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
• 1896 became 1st Regiment of Bengal Lancers
• 1899 became 1st (The Duke of York's Own) Regiment of Bengal Lancers
• 1901 became 1st (Duke of York's Own) Bengal Lancers (Skinner's Horse)
• 1903 became 1st Bengal Lancers (Skinner's Horse)
• 1821 became 1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse
• 1947 allocated to India on Partition

Battle Honours

• Bhurtpore
• Candahar 1842
• Afghanistan 1878-80
• Afghanistan 1919

External Links

Skinner's Horse British Empire website
Skinner's Horse Wikipedia
3rd Skinner's Horse Wikipedia
James Skinner Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Thomas Skinner Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
James Skinner from the National Army Museum website

Historical Books Online

Military memoir of Lieut-Col. James Skinner, C. B.: for many years a distinguished officer commanding a corps of irregular cavalry in the service of the H. E. I. C. by James Baillie Fraser 1851 Volume 1, Volume 2 Google Books