ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>M&#256N SI&#7748GH RIS&#256LD&#256R MAJOR (d.1892)</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META NAME="keywords" CONTENT="MN,SIDGH,RISLDR,MAJOR"> <META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279M&#256N SI&#7748GH, RIS&#256LD&#256R MAJOR (d.1892), son of Dev&#257 Si&#7749gh of Ra&#7771i&#257l&#257, in Gujr&#257&#7749w&#257l&#257 district, now in Pakistan, was a soldier in Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh's army. He was attached to R&#257j&#257 Suchet Si&#7749gh's force. He took part in the capture of Pesh&#257war (1834) and then entered R&#257j&#257 H&#299r&#257 Si&#7749gh's brigade as a cavalry adjutant. He fought against the British in the first Anglo-Sikh war at Mudk&#299, Ferozesh&#257h and Sabhr&#257o&#7749. After the hostilities ceased, he was stationed at Lahore in command of a troop of fifty horse. In 1848, he was sent to Amritsar. After the second Anglo-Sikh war his troop was disbanded and he retired on a pension. In 1852, he joined the police under Col. R. Lawrence, and remained in the force until 1857. At the outbreak of the uprising of 1857, he was despatched to Delhi to join Major Hodson with three troops of cavalry&#8212one raised by Naw&#257b Im&#257m ud-D&#299n <u>Kh</u>&#257n, the second by R&#257j&#257 Tej Si&#7749gh and the third by himself. This force, first known as Montgomery S&#257hib k&#257 Ris&#257l&#257, became the nucleus of the famous Hodson's Horse. M&#257n Si&#7749gh served throughout the siege of Delhi. Shortly afterwards he was sent with Colonel Showers' column into the Riw&#257&#7771&#299 district and, returning to Delhi about the end of October, was despatched to Lahore by Major Hodson to raise five hundred recruits. In March 1858, M&#257n Si&#7749gh reached Lucknow to capture the city just a day after his commandant, Major Hodson, was killed. M&#257n Si&#7749gh fought throughout the hot weather campaign of 1858, and was honourably mentioned in dispatches for his gallantry in the battle of Naw&#257bgañj on 13 June when he was severely wounded and his horse was covered with sword cuts. He received for his bravery shown on this occasion the Order of Merit. He served throughout the Oudh campaign of 1858-59, and was present at most of the important actions. At Nandgañj where he captured three guns, he was severely wounded. The government rewarded his services by granting him <i>j&#257g&#299rs</i> in Oudh and in the Punjab.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Retiring from service in 1877, M&#257n Si&#7749gh lived at Amritsar. He was made an honorary magistrate in 1879, and in the same year was appointed manager of the Golden Temple. He was a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire, a Provincial Darb&#257r&#299 and a member of the Municipal Committee of Amritsar.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M&#257n Si&#7749gh died in 1892.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">Griffin Lepel and C.F. Massy, <i>Chiefs and Families of Note in the Punjab</i>. Lahore; 1940<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">B. Ohr&#299<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>