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Dictionary of Indian Biography (Buckland)

Dictionary of Indian Biography A to C

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Date transcribed	2011-01-01
Transcribed by	Peter Bailey
Comment	Note that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name pattern established by Buckland in his original work.

	Surname	Court
	First Name(s)	Claude Auguste
	Year of Birth	1793
	Year of Death	?
	Entry	General : born Sep. 26, 1793 : educated at the Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, 1812-3 : entered the French Army, 1813: saw active service, 1813-5 : left the Army, 1818 : served in Persia, and joined Ranjit Singh's forces, with Avitabile (q.v.) in 1827 : improved Ranjit's Sikh Artillery greatly : paid much attention to archaeology and coins : after Ranjit's death, the Sikh troops attacked Court, who was protected by Ventura (q.v.) : retired from Lahore to France.

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A List of eminent persons who served in British India, together with short biographical notes of each

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