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<p class="C1">&#65279OMS (d. 1828), a Spaniard, also known as Amise, M&#363s&#257 S&#257hib, Ums and Hommus, served in Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh's army. As a young man, he had enlisted in Napoleon's artillery. After France's defeat in 1815, he set out on his travels and reached Persia where he obtained employment declaring himself to be a Frenchman. He left Persia in 1824, reaching Lahore in 1826. He took up service under Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh on a salary of Rs 1,200 per month and was given command of two battalions of infantry and a regiment of cavalry. His force was stationed in the quadrangles of Jah&#257&#7749g&#299r's tomb in Sh&#257hdar&#257, near Lahore. In 1828, his troops took part in the K&#257&#7749g&#7771&#257 expedition. He returned to Lahore in August the same year. In September, he died of cholera and was buried with full military honours within the precincts of Jah&#257&#7749g&#299r's tomb.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">Grey, C., <i>European Adventurers of Northern India (1785-1849) </i> [Reprint]. Patiala 1970<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Gulcharan Si&#7749gh <br></p><BR>
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