1st Horse (Skinner's Horse)

1st Horse (Skinner's Horse)
1st Horse (Skinner's Horse)
	1st Regiment of Skinner's Horse returning from a General Review
Active	1803–present
Country	India
Allegiance	British India (1803-1947); Dominion of India (1947–1950); India (1950–present)
Branch	British Indian Army (1803–1947); Indian Army (1947–present)
Type	Cavalry
Size	Regiment
Nickname(s)	Yellow Boys
Motto(s)	Himmat e Mardaan Madad e Khuda (The bravery of man is by the help of God)
Equipment	T-72 tanks
Engagements	First Afghan War; Battle of Ghazni; Battle of Jellalabad; 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; Afghanistan1878; Boxer Rebellion; Battle of Peking; World War I; France and Flanders; Defence of Gumbaz; World War II; East African Campaign; Battle of Keren; Amba Alagi; Western Desert Campaign; Agordat; Abyssinia; Senio Flood Bank; Italian Campaign; Post Independence; Operation Polo; Indo-Pakistani War of 1965; Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Commanders
Colonel of; the Regiment	Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth
Notable; commanders	James Skinner; Lt Gen Gurbachan Singh (Buch); Lt Gen GS Grewal (Goody); Maj Gen SS Grewall; Maj Gen Ajay Sood; Lt Gen RK Loomba; Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi; Lt Gen PS Mehta; Lt Gen RK Jagga; Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth; Lt Gen DG Misra;
Insignia
Identification; symbol	1 Horse

The 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse) is a regiment of the 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.^[5]

^ "A home in the hills for Col James Skinner". The Times of India. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ Jackson, Donovan (1940). India's Army. Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd. pp. 26–34.
^ The Indian Army List, July – 1940. Defence Department, Government of India. 1940. p. 643.
^ "Gazette of India No 45" (PDF). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
^ "Army chief visits Skinner's Horse". 2 October 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[1] "A home in the hills for Col James Skinner". The Times of India. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[Jackson-2] Jackson, Donovan (1940). India's Army. Sampson Low, Marston & Co Ltd. pp. 26–34.

[Indian_Army_List-3] The Indian Army List, July – 1940. Defence Department, Government of India. 1940. p. 643.

[4] "Gazette of India No 45" (PDF). 7 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

[5] "Army chief visits Skinner's Horse". 2 October 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]