Rosario Pisani
Rosario Pisani (El Kala, La Calle, 1880 – Fez, Morocco, Fez, 1952), was a French Captain of Northern African descent who fought against the Ottoman Empire in World War I. Pisani's force would grow into what would become the ''Arab Northern Army'' and he was one of the most successful raiders during the Arab Revolt. French forces in the Arab Revolt The French Third Republic, French military mission in charge of fighting the Ottoman Empire was commanded by Colonel Édouard Brémond. A French officer, Pisani, had arrived from Morocco to command 200 North African soldiers in the Arab Uprising. This force had Arabic-speaking junior officers volunteers who were mostly born in North Africa as well as another 12 officers that were French specialists. In the book ''Setting the Desert on Fire'' the author quoted a British officer as saying Pisani was a "brigand disguised unconvincingly as a French officer." On 27 September 1917, Lawrence set off for another raid on the Hejaz railway ...
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