the 10th Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides Cavalry (Frontier Force), and the infantry was amalgamated as the 5th Battalion, 12th Frontier Force Regiment (Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides). Sind Frontier Force Formed in 1846 to guard the southern part of the North-West Frontier. Initially consisting of just the Scinde Irregular Horse, the force under Capt. John Jacob was part of the Bombay Army. Cavalry The Scinde Irregular Horse was raised at Hyderabad in 1839 by Capt. Ward. The regiment earned its first battle honour during the Operations in Scinde 1839-42, when it was awarded the unique distinction 'CUTCHEE'. For the subsequent Scinde Campaign of 1843 it was awarded 'MEEANEE' and 'HYDERABAD'. A second regiment was raised at Hyderabad in 1846 by Capt. J. Jacob. During the Second Sikh War both the 1st and 2nd Irregular Horse earned further distinction with 'MOOLTAN', 'GOOJERAT', and 'PUNJAUB'. A third regiment was raised in 1857, and in 1860 the regiments were designated simply Scinde Horse. The 1st Scinde Horse was deployed to suppress the Sepoy Revolt of 1857–8, and was duly awarded CENTRAL INDIA. All three regiments were rewarded for their part in the Second Afghan War:- 1st Scinde Horse; AFGHANISTAN 1878-79 2nd Scinde Horse; AFGHANISTAN 1879-80 3rd Scinde Horse; KANDAHAR 1880, AFGHANISTAN 1878-80 Its hard-won honours notwithstanding, the third regiment was disbanded in 1882. The 1st and 2nd Regiments joined the Bombay line in 1885 as the 5th and 6th Bombay Cavalry respectively. In the reformed Indian Army in 1903 they were likewise redesignated 35th Scinde Horse and 36th Jacob's Horse. Infantry Jacob's Rifles, raised in 1858 by Maj. John Jacob. In 1861 the rifles joined the Bombay line as the 30th Regiment of Bombay Native Infantry. The regiment was honoured for its part in the Second Afghan War with AFGHANISTAN 1878-80 Designated 130th Baluchis in 1903, the subsidiary title was restored in 1910. Artillery The force was augmented with No. 2 Coy. Bombay Native Artillery in 1875, when that company relieved the men of Jacob's Rfles manning the guns of the force headquarters at Jacobabad. Converted to a mountain battery the following year, the company was accordingly redesignated No. 2 Bombay Mountain Battery. For its part in the Second Afghan War the battery was awarded the honour AFGHANISTAN 1878-80 Later re-numbered as No. 6 (Bombay) Mountain Battery, and then briefly renamed the Jullundur Mountain Battery, the unit took its place