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{{Short description|Indian Military Armoured Corps}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name = 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse)
| image = File:1st Regiment of Skinner's Horse returning from a General Review, 1828.jpg
| caption = 1st Regiment of Skinner's Horse returning from a General Review
| dates = 1803-present
| country = [[India]]
| allegiance = {{flag|British India}} (1803-1947) {{flag|Dominion of India}} (1947-1950) {{flag|India}} (1950-present)
| branch = {{army|British India|23px}} (1803-1947) [[File:Flag of Indian Army.svg|24px]] [[Indian Army]] (1947-present)
| type = [[Cavalry]]
| role =
| size = Regiment
| command_structure =
| equipment = [[T-72]] tanks
| Past Commanders =
| ceremonial_chief =
| colonel_of_the_regiment = Maj Gen Dhiraj Seth<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/223002.pdf|title=Gazette of India No 45|date=2020-11-07|access-date=2020-11-24}}</ref>
| notable_commanders = [[James Skinner (soldier)|James Skinner]]
| identification_symbol = 1 Horse
| identification_symbol_2 = 
| nickname = Yellow Boys
| patron =
| motto = ‘Himmat e Mardaan Madad e Khuda’ (The bravery of man is by the help of God)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/a-home-in-the-hills-for-col-james-skinner/articleshow/49359653.cms|title= A home in the hills for Col James Skinner |website= [[The Times of India]] |date=2015-10-15|access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref><ref name="Jackson">{{cite book|last=Jackson|first=Donovan|title= India's Army|date=1940|publisher= Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd|page=26-34}}</ref>
| colors =
| march =
| mascot =
| battles = '''First Afghan War''' [[Battle of Ghazni]] [[Battle of Jellalabad]] [[Battle of Kabul (1842)|Battle of Kabul]] [[Bhurtpore]] 1842 '''First Sikh War''' [[Battle of Moodkee]] [[Battle of Ferozeshah]] [[Battle of Aliwal]] [[Battle of Sobraon]] '''Second Sikh War''' [[Battle of Ramnagar]] [[Battle of Chillianwala]] [[Battle of Gujrat]] '''Second Afghan War''' [[Kandahar]] 1878–80 [[Afghanistan]]1878 '''Boxer Rebellion''' [[Battle of Peking (1900)|Battle of Peking]] '''World War I''' France and [[Flanders]] [[Defence of Gumboz]] '''World War II''' [[East African Campaign (World War II)|East African Campaign]] [[Battle of Keren]] [[Amba Alagi]] [[Western Desert Campaign]] [[Agordat]] [[Ethiopia|Abyssinia]] [[Spring 1945 offensive in Italy|Senio Flood Bank]] [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italian Campaign]]<ref name="Indian Army List">{{cite book| last= |first=|title= The Indian Army List, July -1940|date=1940|publisher= Defence Department, Government of India|page=643|isbn= }}</ref> '''Post Independence''' [[Annexation of Hyderabad|Operation Polo]] [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]] [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
| anniversaries =
| decorations =
| battle_honours =
}}

The '''1st Horse (Skinner's Horse)''' is a regiment of the [[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured Corps]] of the [[Indian Army]]. It traces its origins as a [[cavalry]] [[regiment]] from the times of the [[East India Company]], followed by its service in the [[British Indian Army]] and finally, after independence as the fourth oldest and one of the senior cavalry regiments of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://stratpost.com/army-chief-visits-skinners-horse/|title= Army chief visits Skinner's Horse|date=2010-10-02|access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref>

==Formation==
After the [[Second Anglo-Maratha War|Anglo-Maratha War of 1803]], [[James Skinner (East India Company officer)|James Skinner]] ("Sikander Sahib") was dismissed from service by [[Daulat Rao Sindhia]] and was recruited by [[Gerard Lake, 1st Viscount Lake|Lord Lake]], who asked him to raise a regiment of ‘Irregular Cavalry’. On February 23, 1803 the regiment was raised at [[Hansi]], [[Haryana]] in the service of the East India Company.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://indianexpress.com/article/india/land-deals-by-kin-of-james-skinner-founder-of-skinners-horse-regiment-under-ed-scanner-6555086/|title= Land deals by kin of James Skinner, founder of Skinner's Horse regiment, under ED scanner|date=2020-08-14|access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref> The initial contingent consisted of 800 men of Perron’s Horse, who were under service of the [[Scindia]],<ref name="IDR">{{cite web|url=http://www.indiandefencereview.com/yellow-boys-skinners-horse/0/|title= Yellow Boys - Skinner's Horse|date=2020-09-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.livehistoryindia.com/cover-story/2020/06/25/james-skinner|title= James Skinner: From Half-Born Mercenary to Sikandar Sahib|date=2020-06-25|access-date=2021-03-20}}</ref> all of whom were old Muslims comrades of James Skinner.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://www.google.ca/books/edition/A_History_of_the_British_Cavalry_1816_18/eBnHDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=skinner%27s+horse+hindustani+mahomedan&pg=PA9&printsec=frontcover |title= A History of the British Cavalry, 1816–1850 |volume=1 1816–1919 |author=The Marquess of Anglesey| date= 1993 |publisher= Pen & Sword Books |isbn= 9781473814981 }}</ref> Skinner's Horse was mainly composed of [[Ranghar|Ranghars]]([[Muslim Rajputs]]),<ref>{{cite book |url= https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Imperial_Rule_in_Punjab/swwNAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=ranghars&dq=ranghars&printsec=frontcover |title= Imperial Rule in Punjab: The Conquest and Administration of Multan, 1818-1881 |author= J. Royal Roseberry |page= 165 |date= 1987 |publisher= Riverdale Company |isbn= 9780913215234 }}</ref> [[Sayyid|Syeds]], [[Mughal people|Moghuls]], and [[Pathans of Uttar Pradesh|localized Pathans]] from [[Delhi]], [[Haryana]] and [[Western Uttar Pradesh|Western U.P]].<ref>{{cite book |url= https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Unbattled_Fears_Reckoning_the_National_S/fWEeEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=skinner%27s+horse+muslims+delhi&pg=PA125&printsec=frontcover |title= Unbattled Fears: Reckoning the National Security |year= 2021 |author= Sumit Walia |page= 125|publisher= Lancer Publishers |isbn= 9788170623311 }}</ref> Skinner was one of a certain group of officers, such as [[2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse)|Gardner]] and Hearsay, who had become British leaders of irregular cavalry that preserved the traditions of cavalry of the Mughal empire, which had a political purpose because it absorbed pockets of cavalrymen who might otherwise become disaffected plunderers.<ref>{{ cite book |url= https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Empire_and_Information/8bqEzPPp8xIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=irregular+cavalry+syud&pg=PA159&printsec=frontcover |title= Empire and Information: Intelligence Gathering and Social Communication in India, 1780-1870 |author= Christopher Alan Bayly, C. A. Bayly |date= 1996 |publisher= Cambridge University Press |isbn= 9780521663601 }}</ref>

A second regiment of Indian Cavalry was raised by Colonel James Skinner in 1814, which became the [[3rd Skinner's Horse]]. On the reduction of the Indian Army in 1922, 1st and 3rd Regiments were amalgamated and became '''Skinner's Horse (1st Duke of York's Own Cavalry)''' and later the '''1st Duke of York's Own Lancers (Skinner's Horse)''' until 1950, following which the regiment took its present designation.

==Lineage==
Like many regiments of the Indian Army, the 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse) underwent a series of name changes in their history-<ref name="Indian Army List"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hcvv.home.xs4all.nl/milweb/British-India/Cavalry/cav01.html|title=1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse|date=|access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref>
* 1803 Captain Skinner’s Corps of Irregular Horse
* 1823 1st (Skinner's) Local Horse
* 1840 1st Bengal Irregular Cavalry (Skinner's Horse)
* 1861 1st Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
* 1896 1st Regiment of Bengal Lancers
* 1899 1st (The Duke of York's Own) Regiment of Bengal Lancers
* 1901 1st (Duke of York's Own) Bengal Lancers (Skinner's Horse)
* 1903 1st Duke of York's Own Lancers (Skinner's Horse).
* 1921 1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse.
* 1950 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse)
The 3rd Skinner’s Horse also went through similar changes prior to its amalgamation with 1st Horse. <ref name="Indian Army List"/>
* 1814 Raised at Hansi by Lieutenant Colonel James Skinner as ‘Second Corps of Lieutenant Colonel Skinner’s Irregular Horse’
* 1821 Baddeley’s Frontier Horse
* 1823 4th Regiment of Local Horse
* 1840 4st Bengal Irregular Cavalry
* 1861 3rd Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
* 1901 3rd Bengal Cavalry (Skinner's Horse)
* 1903 3rd Skinner's Horse
* 1921 Amalgamated to 1st/3rd Skinner's Horse.

==Early history==
[[File:Colonel James Skinner CB, 1st Regiment of Local Horse, 1836.jpg|thumb|right| Colonel James Skinner]]
After its formation in 1803, the regiment was involved in a number of the campaigns on the Asian sub-continent, notably the [[Siege of Bharatpur]], the [[First Afghan War]], the [[Second Afghan War]], the [[First Sikh War]] and the [[Second Sikh War]]. In 1842, a detachment of the regiment lost 108 men out of 180 engaged in a clash at [[Kandahar]]. The 1st Skinner's Horse remained loyal during the [[Indian Mutiny of 1857]], seeing service in the [[Ravi River]] district and distinguishing itself at [[Chichawatni]].<ref name="Jackson"/>
[[File:Skinner's Horse party, in a folio from 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album by Thomas Metcalfe, 1843.jpg|thumb|right|Skinner's Horse party, in a folio from the [[Delhi Book]], or 'Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi’, an album by [[Sir Thomas Metcalfe, 4th Baronet|Sir Thomas Metcalfe]], 1843]]
It was the first Indian Army regiment sent overseas during the [[Boxer Rebellion]] and participated in the [[Battle of Peking (1900)|Battle of Peking]]. During this campaign the regiment clashed with [[Tatars|Tartar]] cavalry and served alongside United States units – the first occasion where British Indian and US troops served together.<ref>Christopher Rothero pages 6–7 "Skinner's Horse"{{ISBN|0 85524 310 4}}</ref>
[[File:The 4th Irregular Cavalry.jpg|thumb|Skinner's Horse, by Ensign Bethune Donald Grant, [[35th Bengal Light Infantry]], c. 1845]]

==World War I==
The 1st regiment remained throughout the war in the [[Military history of the North-West Frontier|North-West Frontier]]. The 3rd regiment was at [[Meerut]] when the First World War broke out. The regiment was a part of the [[7th Indian Cavalry Brigade|7th (Meerut) Cavalry Brigade]], [[2nd Indian Cavalry Division]]. The brigade received orders to mobilise on 24 October 1914.<ref name="Jackson"/> It sailed from Bombay and reached Marseilles port in France by 15 December 1914.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://salute.co.in/skinners-horse-in-the-first-world-war-1914-18/|title= Skinner's horse in the first world war 1914-18|date=2014-10-01|access-date=2021-03-20}}</ref>

The regiment was in France till August 1916. It saw extensive action in many parts of France. It was awarded the battle honours France and Flanders for its fine performance. It was sent to Mesopotamia as a part of the 7th Meerut Cavalry Brigade Headquarters. The regiment was then ordered back to India where it concentrated in Rawalpindi in August 1916 for operations in Afghanistan.<ref name="global security">{{cite web|title=global security|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/india/skinners-horse.htm| access-date= 29 June 2008 }}</ref> A detachment of the regiment was tasked to guard the post at [[Loralai District|Gumboz]] and held against the attack by the [[Marri (tribe)|Marris]] on 17 February 1918.<ref name="Jackson"/>

The regiment won the following gallantry awards –<ref>{{cite book|last=India|first=Adjutant General of |title=List of Honours Awarded to the Indian Army August 1914 to August 1921|date=1930|publisher= Committee Indian War Memorial Delhi}}</ref>
* [[Order of the Indian Empire|Companion of the Indian Empire]] : Risaldar Habibur Rahman Khan (1st regiment).
* [[Military Cross]] : Jemadar Ami Lal (3rd regiment).
* [[Order of British India]] : Risaldar Mardan Khan, Risaldar Nathe Khan, Risaldar Major Muhammad Akham Khan (1st regiment); Risaldar Major Balwant Singh (3rd regiment).
* [[Indian Order of Merit]] : Risaldar Faiz Muhammad Khan, Jemadar Muhammad Umar Faruk Khan (1st regiment); Dafadar Lal Singh, Lance Dafadar Khem Singh, Jemadar Indar Singh, Dafadar Jawahir Singh (3rd regiment).
* [[Indian Distinguished Service Medal]] : Sowar Nishan Ali, Jemadar Raknuddin, Trumpeter Abdul Majid Khan, Sowar Ghulam Muhammad Khan, Lance Dafadar Ali Hussain, Jemadar Muhammad Tagi Khan (1st regiment); Dafadar Gurdiyall Singh, Acting Lance Dafadar Pritam Singh, Sowar Chhaja Singh (3rd regiment).
* [[Indian Meritorious Service Medal (for Indian Army)|Indian Meritorious Service Medal]] : Sowar Sabr Ali Khan, Sowar Abdul Shakoor Khan, Dafadar Hadiyar Khan, Dafadar Ashrafulla Khan (1st regiment); Dafadar Chhaja Singh, Sowar Pakbar Singh, Dafadar Nand Singh, Lance Dafadar Nahar Singh (3rd regiment).
* [[Croix de Guerre]] (French) : Dafadar Zahur Ali (3rd regiment).
* [[Bronze Medal of Military Valor|Bronze Medal of Military Valor (Italian)]] : Dafadar Kutab Khan (3rd regiment).
* [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Romania#Wartime military decorations|Crucea Servicul Credincois (Romanian)]] : Sowar Pretam Singh (3rd regiment).
==Interwar period==
After World War I, the cavalry of the British Indian Army was reduced from thirty-nine regiments to twenty-one. On 18 May 1921, the two regiments of Skinner's Horse were amalgamated at [[Sialkot]] with the new title of the 1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse.<ref name="global security"/> Formerly The [[1st Duke of York's Own Lancers]] had been a ''class'' regiment made up entirely of Hindustani Mussalman (Muslim) troopers,<ref>{{cite book|first=John|last=Gaylor|page=5|title=Sons of John Company|year=1992|isbn=0-946771-98-7}}</ref> while the 3rd Skinner's Horse had consisted of one squadron each of [[Jat Sikh]]s, [[Jat people|Jats]], [[Rajput]]s and [[Ranghar]]s (Muslim Rajputs). After the amalgamation, the new regiment would only consist of only three Squadrons: Rajputs, Rangars and [[Jats]].<ref name="Indian Army List"/> The Jat Sikh Squadron, which had been part of the 3rd Skinner's Horse for 72 years, was disbanded.<ref name="global security"/>

Each of the squadrons was equipped with one [[Hotchkiss gun]] and with .303 [[Lee–Enfield#Short Magazine Lee–Enfield Mk III|Short Magazine Lee–Enfield]] rifles. The machine gun troops of the Headquarters Squadron were equipped with the .303 [[Vickers machine gun]]. The traditional ''sillidar-system'' of most of the cavalry was abolished shortly after World War I and Indian troopers were now provided with government horses rather than having to provide the animals themselves in return for a higher rate of pay. The Skinner's Horse accordingly acquired the status of a fully ''regular'' regiment of the British Indian Army and received standard government-issue equipment for all purposes.<ref name="global security"/><ref>{{cite book|first=John|last=Gaylor|page=11|title=Sons of John Company|year=1992|isbn=0-946771-98-7}}</ref>

==World War II==
At the beginning of World War II the regiment was still mounted, but was quickly converted to act as a mechanised reconnaissance regiment and was attached to the [[5th Indian Division]] and when the division was sent to the [[Sudan]], formed part of [[Battle of Keren order of battle|Gazelle Force]].<ref>{{cite book| last= |first=|title=The Fighting Fifth – History of the 5th Indian Division|date=|publisher= Director of Public Relations, War Department, Government of India|page=|isbn= }}</ref>

During the rest of the war the regiment was attached variously to the [[4th Infantry Division (India)|4th Indian Infantry Division]]; the [[British 10th Armoured Division]], the [[3rd Indian Motor Brigade]] and the [[10th Indian Infantry Division]]. The regiment fought in [[East African Campaign (World War II)|East Africa]], [[North African Campaign|North Africa]] and [[Italian Campaign (World War II)|Italy]] and was awarded battle honours for Agordat, Keren, Amba-Alagi, Abyssinia, Senio Flood Bank and Italy.<ref name="global security"/> The senior Pakistani politician Sardar [[Shaukat Hayat Khan]] (1915–1998), who served with Skinner's Horse in Sudan/Africa during the Second World War, has written a brief but memorable account of the regiment's service there, in his memoirs, "The Nation that Lost its Soul" ([[Lahore]]: Jang Pubs, 1995).

The regiment won the following gallantry awards –<ref>{{cite book|last=|first=|title=The Tiger Strikes|date=1942|publisher=Director of Public Relations, India Command, Government of India|page=148}}</ref><ref name="The Tiger Kills">{{cite book|last=|first=|title=The Tiger Kills|date=1944|publisher=Director of Public Relations, India Command, Government of India|page=309}}</ref>
* [[Distinguished Service Order|Distinguished Service Order (DSO)]] : Lieutenant Colonel IF Hossack.
* [[Military Cross]] : Captain RP Prentice, Lieutenant RE Coaker.
* [[Indian Order of Merit]] : Risaldar Mohd Yunus Khan.
* [[Indian Distinguished Service Medal]] : Risaldar Amar Singh, Lance Dafadar Dip Chand, Lance Dafadar Mohd Sharif Khan, Lance Dafadar Bhure Khan, Sowar Munshi Singh, Sowar Raj Singh, Sowar Sardar Singh.
* [[Mentioned in dispatches]] : Lieutenant Colonel IF Hossack, Lieutenant Colonel T Scott, Captain HT Adams Williams, Lieutenant RE Coaker, Risaldar Major Bhanu Singh, Risaldar Mohammed Yunus Khan, Lance Dafadar Bhure Khan, Lance Dafadar Abdul Hakim, Lance Dafadar Munshi Khan, Lance Dafadar Feroze Khan, Lance Dafadar Ikram-ud-din, Sowar Raj Singh.

==Post War==
[[File:Stamp of India - 1978 - Colnect 327435 - 175th Anniv Skinner s Horse 1803-1978.jpeg|thumb|right|305x305px|1978 postage stamp on the 175th anniversary]]
The regiment was switched to tanks in 1946, receiving the [[M3 Stuart|Stuart tank]], and a year later [[Churchill tank|Churchills]]. In 1947 with the [[Indian independence movement|Indian independence]], the regiment became part of the [[Indian Army Armoured Corps]]. The first Indian commander was Lieutenant Colonel RM Bilimoria, and the regiment was stationed at [[Ahmednagar]]. Post partition, the Hindustani Muslim and Ranghar squadrons of the Skinner’s Horse were transferred to the [[Pakistan Armoured Corps|Pakistani Armoured Corps]] in exchange of a Sikh Squadron from [[19th Lancers|19th King George V's Own Lancers]].<ref name="IDR"/> The present regimental composition is of Jats, Rajputs and Sikhs.<ref>{{cite book|last=Guatam|first=PK|title= Indigenous Historical Knowledge: Kautilya and His Vocabulary, Volume III|date=2016|publisher= IDSA/Pentagon Press |isbn= 978-81-8274-909-2|page=153}}</ref>
[[File:Gen. V.K. Singh, PVSM, AVSM, YSM, ADC, COAS being presented a Sword on being appointed Honorary Colonel of the Regiment of the Skinner's Horse, in Meerut on October 01, 2010.jpg|thumb|right|The COAS [[General VK Singh]], being presented a sword on being appointed ''Honorary Colonel of the Regiment'' of the Skinner's Horse, in Meerut on October 01, 2010]]
;[[Indian annexation of Hyderabad|Hyderabad Police Action]]
The regiment took part in the annexation of Hyderabad in 1948, following which it stopped the use of Stuart tanks.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-lt-col-michael-skinner-1094142.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/obituary-lt-col-michael-skinner-1094142.html |archive-date=1 May 2022 |url-access=subscription|title= Obituary: Lt-Col Michael Skinner|website=[[Independent.co.uk]] |date=2011-10-23|access-date=2021-03-10}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/archives/MONITOR/ISSUE2-3/lns.html|title= Operation Polo: The Liberation Of Hyderabad at Bharat Rakshak Volume 2-3, November-December 1999|date= |access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref> The Churchill tank remained in use until 1957, after which the regiment was equipped with [[M4 Sherman|Sherman Mk IV's]].
;[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1965]]
In 1965, equipped with Sherman tanks, the unit’s B Squadron supported [[50th Parachute Brigade (India)|50th Parachute Brigade]] near Dograi and 2 troops helped [[Jat Regiment|3 Jat]] in the epic [[battle of Dograi]].<ref name="IDR"/> Eight years later, in 1965 the regiment converted to the [[T-54#T-54|T-54]] and then to the [[T-54#T-55|T-55]].
;[[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]]
The regiment with its T-55 tanks was part of the 2 Independent Armoured Brigade under 39 Infantry Division.<ref>{{cite book|last=Gill|first=JH|title=An Atlas Of 1971 India Pakistan War - Creation of Bangladesh|date=2003|publisher=National Defense University, Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies|isbn=|page=86}}</ref> It took part in operations initially in [[Samba, Jammu and Kashmir|Samba]] and then in [[Shakargarh]] sector and was awarded the battle honour ''Harar Kalan''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philamart.com/Listing/Details/3107406/Skinners-Horse-Anniversary-Horse-Soldier-Cavalry-Flag-Regiment-Turban|title=Skinner's Horse Commemoration Stamp Release|date=1978-11-25|access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref><ref name="IDR"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://salute.co.in/harhar-kalan-the-little-known-story-of-one-battle-honour/|title=Harhar Kalan, The little known story of One Battle Honour|date=2014-07-12|access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>

The regiment won the following gallantry awards-
* [[Vir Chakra]] : Captain Vikram Deuskar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1972/O-1321-1972-0034-58847.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 34|date=1972-08-19|access-date=2022-01-19}}</ref>
* [[Sena Medal]] : Dafadar Rup Singh, Lance Dafadar Gurdial Singh,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1974/O-1253-1974-0010-55496.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 10|date=1974-03-09|access-date=2021-03-19}}</ref> Sowar Nathu Lal
* [[Mentioned in dispatches]] : 2nd Lieutenant Virender Kumar Jetley, 2nd Lieutenant A Khullar, 2nd Lieutenant Bhupinder Singh Mandare, Risaldar Bhan Singh<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/1974/O-1253-1974-0019-55503.pdf|title=Gazette of India, No 19|date=1974-05-11|access-date=2021-03-19}}</ref>
In 1979, the regiment converted to the [[T-72]] tanks.
In 2003, a special service was held at the [[St. James' Church, Delhi]], which was built by James Skinner, to commemorate the bicentenary of the regiment.<ref>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/markbowyer/1422633648/ Bicentennial plaque at St James' Church]</ref>

==Uniforms==
The old 1st Lancers wore yellow uniforms (uniquely in the British Empire) and the old 3rd wore dark blue. The "yellow" was actually close to [[Mustard (colour)|mustard]] in shade but led to the regiment being nicknamed "Canaries" or "Yellow Boys" from its formation.<ref>W.Y. Carman, page 176 "Indian Army Uniforms – Cavalry", Morgan Grampian: London 1968</ref> Each regiment had the full-dress (mounted) long '[[Kurta]]' worn with a [[turban]] and [[cummerbund]] for all ranks, also a full-dress (dismounted) or levee, dress for British officers only. These were not in general use after 1914 but could still be worn by officers on special assignments (e.g. as an [[aide-de-camp]]) or while attending court functions. The merged Skinner's Horse was assigned a dark blue full dress with yellow facings in 1922 but by 1931 the historic yellow and black had been restored. The yellow mess jacket and black waistcoat of the old 1st Bengal Lancers was adopted by the 1922 regiment of Skinner's Horse and was the cold weather mess dress until 1939. All six of these various uniforms are in the collection of the [[National Army Museum]].

The cap badge of the regiment prior to independence consisted of a central rose over crossed lances, with a crown between the lance-heads. A scroll below bears the inscription, 'Himmat-I-Mardan Madad-I-Khuda'. The present cap badge replaced the crown by a horse mounted by a cavalryman.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=2013-10-20-2-44|title=National Army Museum Online Collection|date=|access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref>
==Battle and Theatre Honours==

Bhurtpore, Ghuznee 1839, Khelat, Afghanistan 1839, Candhahar 1842, Maharajpore, Moodkee, Ferozeshah, Aliwal, Kandahar 1880, Afghanistan 1879-1880, Punjab Frontier, Pekin 1900, France and Flanders 1914-16, North West Frontier India 1915, Baluchistan 1918, Afghanistan 1919, Agordat, Keren, Amba Alagai, Abyssinia 1940-41, Senio Floodbank, Italy 1943-46, Harar Kalan, Punjab 1971.<ref name="Indian Army List"/><ref name="IDR"/>

The regiment was awarded with the 'Guidon' on 31 March 1971 at [[Babina, Uttar Pradesh|Babina]] by the then President [[V. V. Giri]].
==Notable personnel==
* General Sir [[Crawford Chamberlain|Crawford Trotter Chamberlain]] {{small|GCIE, CSI}}
* General Sir [[William Orfeur Cavenagh]] {{small|KCSI}}
* Lieutenant General GS Grewal {{small|PVSM}} : General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, [[Western Command (India)|Western Command]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/former-western-command-chief-dies-of-covid-in-delhi-246831|title=Former Western Command chief dies of COVID in Delhi|date=2021-05-21|access-date=2021-06-23}}</ref>
* Lieutenant General Rakesh Kumar Loomba {{small|PVSM, AVSM}} : General Officer-Commanding [[III Corps (India)|III Corps]], Director General of Military Intelligence<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Lt.-Gen.-Loomba-new-Military-Intelligence-chief/article16878218.ece|title= Lt. Gen. Loomba new Military Intelligence chief|website= [[The Hindu]]|date=2009-08-31|access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>
* Lieutenant General [[Praveen Bakshi]] {{small|PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC}} : 25th General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief [[Eastern Command (India)|Eastern Command]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/lt-gen-praveen-bakshi-takes-charge-of-armys-eastern-command/articleshow/48307078.cms|title= Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi takes charge of army's Eastern Command|date=2018-07-11}}</ref>
*Lieutenant General Rajni Kant Jagga {{small|PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC}} : General Officer-Commanding [[XII Corps (India)|XII Corps]], Director General of Mechanised Forces<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/jaipur/report-desert-corps-of-army-celebrates-raising-day-2588912|title=Desert Corps of Army celebrates Raising Day|date=2018-02-27|access-date=2021-10-03}}</ref>
* Lieutenant General PS Mehta {{small|AVSM, VSM}} : General Officer-Commanding [[XXI Corps (India)|XXI Corps]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/mehta-is-1st-sikh-officer-from-kashmir-to-become-lt-general/story-Skb0LolJy1jkmR6lp5l0uI.html|title=Mehta is 1st Sikh officer from Kashmir to become Lt General|date=2014-10-25|access-date=2021-03-21}}</ref>

== Affiliate regiments ==
* {{GBR}} – [[Light Dragoons]] The affiliation of the regiment with Light Dragoons dates back to 1842, when the two regiments fought in the [[First Anglo-Afghan War|Afghan war]] together.<ref>{{cite news |author= |title=His Majesty King Abdullah II Al-Hussein of Jordan visits armoured regiment at Hissar |work=PIB - Press Information Bureau |date=2 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/battle-of-kabul-1842/|title=Battle of Kabul 1842|date=|access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref>
==Notes==
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==References==
* Kempton, Chris. ''The Register of Titles of the Units of the HEIC and Indian Armies 1666 to 1947.'' British Empire & Commonwealth Museum. {{ISBN|978-0953017409}}
* Fraser, J. Baillie (editor): ''Military Memoir of Lieut. Col. James Skinner.'' Cambridge University Press. {{ISBN|978-1108046664}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indiancavalry/skinners.htm |title=''Land Forces of the British Empire: 1st Bengal Lancers (Skinner's Horse)'' |access-date=31 August 2007 |last=Luscombe|first=Stephen |author2=Griffin, Charles |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070927193450/http://www.britishempire.co.uk/forces/armyunits/indiancavalry/skinners.htm| archive-date= 27 September 2007| url-status= live}}

==Further reading==
* Holman, Dennis (1961). ''Sikander Sahib; the life of Colonel James Skinner, 1778–1841.'' Heinemann, London.
* Rothero, Christopher (1979). ''Skinner's Horse''. Almark Publishing Co. Ltd. {{ISBN|978-0855243104}}
* Skinner, Lt-Col M A R (1985). ''Sworn to Die''. Lancer, India {{ISBN|978-1851270651}}
* Roberts, Major H. ''A Short History of the 1st Duke of York's Own Lancers (Skinner's Horse),(1803–1908)''
* Mason, Philip (1980). ''Skinner's Horse''. Harper Collins. {{ISBN|0-06-013036-9}}.
* Skinner, James (2006). ''The Recollections of Skinner Of Skinner's Horse - James Skinner And His 'Yellow Boys' - Irregular Cavalry In The Wars of India between the British, Mahratta, Rajput, Mogul, Sikh & Pindarree Forces''. Leonaur. {{ISBN|978-1846770616}}.
* Daniels, Major A. M. (1925). Skinner’s Horse: The History of the 1st Duke of Yorks Own Lancers. N&M Press. {{ISBN|978-1845743154}}.
==External links==
* [http://www.members.tripod.com/~Glosters/IAcavalry1.htm Cavalry Uniforms of the late 19th Century]
{{British Indian Army Cavalry Regiments 1903 - 1946}}
{{Indian Army Armoured Corps |state=expanded}}

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	* {{GBR}} – [[Light Dragoons]] The affiliation of the regiment with Light Dragoons dates back to 1842, when the two regiments fought in the [[First Anglo-Afghan War\|Afghan war]] together.<ref>{{cite news \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|title=His Majesty King Abdullah II Al-Hussein of Jordan visits armoured regiment at Hissar \|work=PIB - Press Information Bureau \|date=2 December ~~2022~~}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/battle-of-kabul-1842/\|title=Battle of Kabul 1842\|date=\|access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref>		* {{GBR}} – [[Light Dragoons]] The affiliation of the regiment with Light Dragoons dates back to 1842, when the two regiments fought in the [[First Anglo-Afghan War\|Afghan war]] together.<ref>{{cite news \|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> \|title=His Majesty King Abdullah II Al-Hussein of Jordan visits armoured regiment at Hissar \|work=PIB - Press Information Bureau \|date=2 December 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.britishbattles.com/first-afghan-war/battle-of-kabul-1842/\|title=Battle of Kabul 1842\|date=\|access-date=2021-03-10}}</ref>
	==Notes==		==Notes==
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