ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>R&#256M SI&#7748GH CHH&#256PEV&#256L&#256 (d.1840)</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="RM,SIDGH,CHHPEVL"> <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">&#65279R&#256M SI&#7748GH CHH&#256PEV&#256L&#256 (d.1840) was a man of note who fought in the battles of R&#257mnagar, Chel&#299&#257&#7749v&#257l&#257 and Gujr&#257t during the second Anglo-Sikh war of 1848-49. His father, Di&#257l Si&#7749gh, was born in a poor peasant family of the village of D&#257d&#363m&#257jr&#257, in Si&#257lko&#7789 district of the Punjab: Recruited as a trooper in the army of T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh of the Kanhaiy&#257 <i>misl</i>, Di&#257l Si&#7749gh served his master in many of his expeditions. R&#257m Si&#7749gh along with his brother Kishan Si&#7749gh lived at Chh&#257p&#257, a village in Amritsar district. Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Ra&#7751j&#299t Si&#7749gh took R&#257m Si&#7749gh and his brother in his service and gave them command of five hundred <i>sow&#257rs</i> under Prince Kha&#7771ak Si&#7749gh. Kishan Si&#7749gh met his death in a battle in 1827; R&#257m Si&#7749gh, who had achieved distinction in that battle, received a grant of seven villages in Amritsar district. Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Kha&#7771ak Si&#7749gh gave R&#257m Si&#7749gh the charge of his private seal and <i>j&#257g&#299rs</i> in Amritsar and Sh&#257hpur districts. Under Mah&#257r&#257j&#257 Sher Si&#7749gh, R&#257m Si&#7749gh received various military commands, and his personal <i>j&#257g&#299r</i> was raised to rupees fifteen thousand per annum. In 1847, R&#257m Si&#7749gh was sent in command of some irregular horse to Bann&#363 under Shamsher Si&#7749gh Sandh&#257&#7749v&#257l&#299&#257, who was in command of the Sikh force sent by the Lahore Darb&#257r to help Lieut. Herbert Edwardes settle the disturbed district. R&#257m Si&#7749gh was instrumental in arousing the Sikh force stationed in Dal&#299pga&#7771h Fort at Bann&#363 to rebellion in 1848. The force headed by R&#257m Si&#7749gh marched on to join R&#257j&#257 Sher Si&#7749gh against the British. R&#257m Si&#7749gh showed his worth by fighting bravely at R&#257mnagar (22 November 1848), Chel&#299&#257&#7749v&#257l&#257 (13 January 1849) and at Gujr&#257t (21 February 1849). He fell in the last-named battle. His <i>j&#257g&#299r</i> was seized by the British upon the occupation of the Punjab.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">Griffin, Lepel, <i>The Punjab Chiefs</i>. Lahore, 1890<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">G. S. Nayyar<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>