The regiment can trace its formation back to The Scinde Irregular Horse raised at Hyderabad, Sindh on 8 August 1839.

It was named after the province of Sind, where it was raised to protect the trade route from the Bolan Pass to Sukkur on the Indus River and fight against the marauding Baluchi warriors.

[6][7] The Scinde Horse was raised to protect the British Caravans traversing the Spice Route - from the Bolan Pass in Afghanistan, to the Indus at Sukkur and then via Fort Abbas to Bikaner, Hissar and Delhi.

However, the Irregulars respected the Jekhranis for their skill and valour in combat, so they adopted a Badge, depicting a Baloochi warrior with his spear (Jezail) charging on a Stallion, to remind them of a brave and valiant enemy, who they repeatedly vanquished.

It adopted its Garrison Town, Khangur, West of Sukkur on the Indus, which came to be called as Jacobabad, after its first Commandant.

John Jacob commanded and then remained a mentor of the Regiment from 1839 to 1856, in the process, achieving the Rank of Brigadier General, attained Knighthood and Governorship of the province of Scinde.

Being an engineer, during his illustrious career, he led the Regiment in the Famous Charge at Meeanee, invented a rifled gun which fired both shot and shell accurately up to 1200 yards and used a straight cavalry Sabre as a bayonet.

This unique phenomenon resulted in the locals believing him to be a saint (Peer) and his grave is worshipped to this day.

[8] John Jacob was also a very able administrator and that is why the Scinde Horse was so successful in its task and kept the region under control.

There was a special bond between the Regiment and the "Bootgee" Tribe, which was formed out of mutual respect amongst the fiercest warriors in the entire Scinde and Balochistan Provinces.

Since the Scinde Horse was mostly on operational tasks and effected numerous recoveries, it earned a large amount of bounty and paid its officers and men handsomely.

The Lancers Regiments, apart from Sabres, carried Lances to destroy enemy infantry hiding in trenches as well as using spears to protect themselves from the mounted troops.

The horses were huge, rising to 17 Hands and carried additional provisions and ammunition, giving the "Horse" Regiment a capability to undertake long marches and engage the enemy at a standoff or hold blocking positions to give the main force to organise itself.

On the 17th of February 1843, as part of Sir Charles Napier's advance guard of his expeditionary force to conquer the province of Scinde, the Scinde Horse came across the forward elements of the combined forces of the Waziri tribals of Sind, led by Mir Nuseer Khan, entrenched in the Fulaillee Nala, near Meeanee, 23 miles ahead of Hyderabad, the capital town of Sind.

Not to be deterred, the regiment reconnoitred the area and made an outflanking move through dense forest and broken country, most unsuitable for horses.

The men hastily gathered their weapons and mounted their horses, without saddles to engage the approaching enemy.

The regiment, led by Maj Reynolds, charged the enemy before it could form up near the camp and routed them, killing many times their own numbers.

In the Officers' Mess Ante Room, this painting is faced by a lone Horseman's Silver Trophy, representing Maj Reynolds.

[10] It fought in Allenby’s great final cavalry operations (the actions at Sharon, Megiddo, Abu Naj, and the advance to Damascus).

[3] The Fortress of Ephey, on the Franco-Prussian Border, had withstood a long siege by the allies, as it was well stocked and had natural water springs.

The fortress commander sent out spies early morning to see these wild men for themselves and found our ferocious Sikhs with their hair and beards open, brushing their teeth with Neem ka Datun and washing their faces.

[citation needed] Pre-World War I Meanee, Hyderabad, Cutchee, Mooltan, Goojerat, Punjaub, Persia, Central India, Afghanistan, 1878-80 World War I and later Somme, 1916, Morval, Cambrai, 1917, France and Flanders, 1914-18, Meggido, Sharon, Damascus, Palestine, 1918, North West Frontier, India, 1914–15, ‘16.

Baba Karam Singh, "Hoti Mardan Wale", was enrolled as a Sowar in B Squadron and served there till he got a calling to preach.

The British officers tried to dissuade him from this and on the day, he was scheduled to preach on the banks of the Beas River, put him on duty in the Quarter Guard.

Soon Baba Karam Singh felt that it would be difficult to keep serving in the Army and requested his Squadron Commander for a discharge.

On being told that he could not be given a premature discharge, Baba Karam Singh asked as to how a person be forcibly kept in the Army when he was not even listed on its rolls.

However, due to an oversight at Army Headquarters, the Standard to be Presented had the British Crown instead of the Ashoka Lion [citation needed].

On December 10, Pakistani forces launched a powerful armored counterattack which Lt. Col. Sukhjit Singh's regiment successfully resisted.

The next day, under heavy artillery and mortar fire, Lt. Col. Sukhjit Singh led an operation to capture enemy tanks at Malakpur.

Lieutenant Colonel Sukhjit Singh was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for his gallant actions.