Origins

Raised by Lieut. John Jacob of the Bombay Artillery, they served first in Southern Afghanistan and later under Sir Charles Napier

Charles James Napier

General Sir Charles James Napier, GCB , was a general of the British Empire and the British Army's Commander-in-Chief in India, notable for conquering the Sindh Province in what is now Pakistan.- His genealogy :...

 in the taking of Scinde.
Like all regiments of the Indian Army, the 36th Jacob’s Horse underwent many name changes in the various reorganisations. They are listed below.

History

• 1846 2nd Regiment of Scinde Irregular Horse
• 1860 2nd Regiment of Scinde Horse
• 1861 9th Regiment of Scinde Silladar Cavalry
• 1861 2nd Regiment of Scinde Horse
• 1885 6th Bombay Cavalry (Jacob-Ka-Rissallah)
• 1888 6th Bombay Cavalry (Jacob’s Horse)
• 1903 Jacob’s Horse

In 1922 the 36th Jacob's Horse was amalgamated with the 35th Scinde Horse as the 14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse

14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse

The 14th Prince of Wales's Own Scinde Horse was a regular cavalry regiment of the British Indian Army it can trace its formation back to two regiments of Scinde Irregular Horse raised at Hyderabad in 1839 and 1846 respectively....

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