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3rd Skinner's Horse

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Origin

Raised originally as the 2nd Regiment of Skinner’s Horse in 1814, the various changes and amalgamations are listed below.

  • 1814 2nd Regiment of Skinner’s Horse
  • 1821 Baddeley’s Frontier Horse
  • 1823 4th (Baddeley’s) Local Horse
  • 1840 4th Irregular Cavalry
  • 1861 3rd Regiment of Bengal Cavalry
  • 1901 3rd Bengal Cavalry (Skinner’s Horse)
  • 1903 3rd Skinner’s Horse.

References

  • Kempton, C (1996). A Register of Titles of the Units of the H.E.I.C. & Indian Armies 1666-1947. Bristol: British Empire & Commonwealth Museum. ISBN 978-0953017409