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'''Colonel James Skinner CB (1778–1841)''' was the son of an officer of the British [[East India Company]] and an Indian mother. He entered the Mahratta army and served with distinction under [[Pierre Perron|Pierre Cuillier-Perron]]. When all Anglo-Indians were dismissed at the outbreak of the [[2nd Maratha War]], he joined the British Indian Army and raised a regiment of irregular cavalry calleed [[Skinner's Horse]]. He assisted Colonel Monson during his [[Monson's Advance and Retreat|retreat]] and was present at the [[Siege of Bhurtpore 1805]].
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/392/mode/1up James Skinner] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Skinner_(East_India_Company_officer) James Skinner] Wikipedia<br />
[[Category:British Military commanders|Skinner, James]]
[[Category:People|Skinner, James]]
== External links ==
[http://www.archive.org/stream/dictionaryofindi00buckuoft#page/392/mode/1up James Skinner] ''Dictionary of Indian Biography'' (1906)<br />
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Skinner_(East_India_Company_officer) James Skinner] Wikipedia<br />
[[Category:British Military commanders|Skinner, James]]
[[Category:People|Skinner, James]]
