the death of Lamy, surrounded by Tiraileurs Sénégalais troops. Amédée-François Lamy was a French military officer. He was born at Mougins, in the French département of Alpes-Maritimes on 7 February 1858 and died in the battle of Kousséri on 22 April 1900. The battle of Kousséri originated in French plans to occupy the Chari-Baguirmi region. In 18991900, the French organized three armed columns, one proceeding north from Congo, one east from Niger and another south from Algeria.