Michel Joachim Marie Raymond

Nawab, Ashdar-ud-Daula, Ashdar Jung Michel Joachim Marie Raymond Bahadur
Monsieur Raymond
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
Buried	Raymond's Tomb
Allegiance	Kingdom of Mysore (1778-83) French EIC (1783-85) Hyderabad State (1785-1798)
Service/branch	Army
Years of service	1778-98
Rank	Sub Lieutenant, (Mysore Army, 1778-1783) Captain (French EIC, 1783-85), ADC to Gen. de Bussy General (Hyderabad State, (1785-1798)
Unit	Corps de Chevalier de Lasse, (Mysore Army, 1778-1783)
Commands	Corps Francois de Raymond or Nizam's French Corps
Battles/wars	Third Anglo-Mysore War Battle of Kharda Rebellion of Mir Ali Jah (June 1795)
Memorials	Raymond's Tomb
Relations	William Jean Raymond (Brother)

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]