1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse
Torin Cap, c. 1922
Skinner's
Horse was an irregular cavalry regiment formed in 1803 by Captain James
Skinner, an Anglo-Indian officer in the East India Company's service.
Nicknamed "The Yellow Boys" for their flamboyant saffron-coloured
uniforms, Skinner's Horse were famous for their horsemanship and skill
at arms. The regiment became the 1st Regiment of Bengal Cavalry in 1861,
the 1st Regiment of Bengal Lancers in 1896, and the 1st Duke of York's
Own Lancers (Skinner's Horse) in 1903.
Skinner
raised a second regiment of his Skinner's Horse in 1814. This regiment
became the 3rd Regiment of Bengal Cavalry in 1861 and the 3rd Skinner's
Horse in 1903.
Upon the reduction
of the Indian Army in 1922, the regiments were amalgamated to form the
1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse. The regiment was mechanized in
1939 and later became part of the Indian Armoured Corps.
By Snaffles
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