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[[Image:1st & 3rd Skinners Horse.jpg|thumb|350px|right|1st and 3rd Skinners Horse]]
[[Image:1st & 3rd Skinners Horse.jpg|thumb|350px|right|1st and 3rd Skinners Horse]]
Known pre-1859 as '''1st Irregular Cavalry''' and post-1859 as '''1st (Duke of York's Own) Bengal Lancers'''<br>
Known pre-1859 as '''[[1st Irregular Cavalry]]''' and post-1859 as '''[[1st (Duke of York's Own) Bengal Lancers]]'''<br>
== Biography ==
== Biography ==
'''SKINNER, JAMES (1778-1841)'''<br>
'''SKINNER, JAMES (1778-1841)'''<br>
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'''SKINNER, THOMAS (1800?-1843)'''<br>
'''SKINNER, THOMAS (1800?-1843)'''<br>
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 [[George Pollock|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 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZIUkMRkSJk4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Thomas+Skinner&as_brr=3&ei=GRPOSci8M52EyATUoOmLCg#PPR3,M1 Excursions in India] about his travels in the Himalayas and [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zr4oAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Thomas+Skinner&as_brr=3&ei=nRPOSd2nNJ_AzATbtomRCA#PPR3,M1 Adventures during a Journey Overland to India] about his journey to India.
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 [[George Pollock|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 [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=ZIUkMRkSJk4C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Thomas+Skinner&as_brr=3&ei=GRPOSci8M52EyATUoOmLCg#PPR3,M1 Excursions in India] about his travels in the Himalayas and [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zr4oAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Thomas+Skinner&as_brr=3&ei=nRPOSd2nNJ_AzATbtomRCA#PPR3,M1 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 ==
*[[Siege of Bhurtpore 1826|Bhurtpore]]
*[[1st Afghan War|Candahar 1842]]
*[[2nd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1878-80]]
*[[3rd Afghan War|Afghanistan 1919]]
== Recommended Reading ==
== Recommended Reading ==
* ''The Recollections of James Skinner of Skinner's Horse'' by James Skinner. This book can be purchased through the [http://www.new.fibis.org/products-page/3-other-books-about-colonial-india/military-history/bkx-0118-skinner-of-skinners-horse/ FIBIS Shop]
* ''The Recollections of James Skinner of Skinner's Horse'' by James Skinner. This book can be purchased through the [http://www.new.fibis.org/products-page/3-other-books-about-colonial-india/military-history/bkx-0118-skinner-of-skinners-horse/ FIBIS Shop]
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*[http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/47005-skinners-horse Skinner’s Horse]  Thread from Gentleman’s Military Interest Club, with images
*[http://gmic.co.uk/index.php/topic/47005-skinners-horse Skinner’s Horse]  Thread from Gentleman’s Military Interest Club, with images
*[http://www.victorianmilitarysociety.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=154:issue-82-september-1995&catid=24:issues&Itemid=35  ''Soldiers of the Queen, Issue 82 September 1995''] has  drawings of 3rd Skinner’s Horse uniforms on the cover. Click to enlarge. www.victorianmilitarysociety.org.uk
*[http://www.victorianmilitarysociety.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=154:issue-82-september-1995&catid=24:issues&Itemid=35  ''Soldiers of the Queen, Issue 82 September 1995''] has  drawings of 3rd Skinner’s Horse uniforms on the cover. Click to enlarge. www.victorianmilitarysociety.org.uk
====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 [http://books.google.com/books?id=_TERAAAAYAAJ Volume 1],  [http://books.google.com/books?id=wzERAAAAYAAJ Volume 2] Google Books
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/incidentsinindia00pittrich#page/98/mode/2up "Ist Bengal Cavalry"] from ''Incidents in India and Memories of the Mutiny; with some records of Alexander's Horse and the 1st Bengal Cavalry'', page 98 by  F W. Pitt  1896 Archive.org
[[Category:Bengal Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:Bengal Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]
[[Category:Indian Army Cavalry Regiments]]
===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 [http://books.google.com/books?id=_TERAAAAYAAJ Volume 1],  [http://books.google.com/books?id=wzERAAAAYAAJ Volume 2] Google Books
*[http://www.archive.org/stream/incidentsinindia00pittrich#page/98/mode/2up "Ist Bengal Cavalry"] from ''Incidents in India and Memories of the Mutiny; with some records of Alexander's Horse and the 1st Bengal Cavalry'', page 98 by  F W. Pitt  1896 Archive.org

Revision as of 13:04, 19 November 2011

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.

Recommended Reading

  • The Recollections of James Skinner of Skinner's Horse by James Skinner. This book can be purchased through the FIBIS Shop

External Links

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
  • "Ist Bengal Cavalry" from Incidents in India and Memories of the Mutiny; with some records of Alexander's Horse and the 1st Bengal Cavalry, page 98 by F W. Pitt 1896 Archive.org
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