Michel Joachim Marie Raymond
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General Michel Joachim Marie Raymond (25 September 1755 – 25 March 1798), popularly known as Monsieur Raymond, was a French General in Nizam - (Nizam Ali Khan, Asaf Jah II)'s military and the founder of Gunfoundry, Hyderabad. He was born in Sérignac, Gascony, France, the son of a merchant.[1]
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Native name | Michel Joachim Marie Raymond |
Nickname(s) | Musa Ram and Musa Rahim |
Born | (1755-09-25)September 25, 1755 Sérignac, Tarn-et-Garonne, Kingdom of France |
Died | March 25, 1798(1798-03-25) (aged 42) Hyderabad, Mughal Empire in present-day India |
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Service/ | Army |
Years of service | 1778-98 |
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Unit | Corps de Chevalier de Lasse, (Mysore Army, 1778-1783) |
Commands held | Corps Francois de Raymond or Nizam's French Corps |
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Memorials | Raymond's Tomb |
Relations | William Jean Raymond (Brother) |
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