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India: Musket cavalry of Skinner's Horse fire blanks in combat training for head on attack of the enemy. Anglo-Indian 'Company School, Delhi, circa 1825-40

The 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse) is a cavalry regiment of the Indian Army, which served in the British Indian Army before independence. The regiment was raised in 1803 as Skinners Horse by James Skinner ('Sikander Sahib') as an irregular cavalry regiment in the service of the East India Company. It was later renamed the 1st Bengal Lancers. The regiment became (and remains) one of the seniormost cavalry regiments of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army.<br/><br/>. 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 Indian independence.

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India: Musket cavalry of Skinner's Horse fire blanks in combat training for head on attack of the enemy. Anglo-Indian 'Company School, Delhi, circa 1825-40

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The 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse) is a cavalry regiment of the Indian Army, which served in the British Indian Army before independence. The regiment was raised in 1803 as Skinners Horse by James Skinner ('Sikander Sahib') as an irregular cavalry regiment in the service of the East India Company. It was later renamed the 1st Bengal Lancers. The regiment became (and remains) one of the seniormost cavalry regiments of the Armoured Corps of the Indian Army.

. 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 Indian independence.

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42.3 x 29.7 cm | 16.7 x 11.7 in (300 dpi)

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1825 • 1840 • ARMA DE FUEGO • ARMA • ARMAS • ART • ARTE • ARTES • ASIA • ASIATICO • CABALLERIA • CABALLO • CABALLOS • DELHI • GUERRERO • INDIA • INDIO • MILITAR • PINTURA • SOLDADO • SOLDADOS • WEAPON