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Claude Auguste Court
Born24 September 1793
Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne, France
DiedJanuary 21, 1880(1880-01-21) (aged 86)
Paris, France
NationalityFrench
EducationEcole Polytechnique
Occupation(s)Soldier, mercenary, numismatist
Known forServing as a General in the Punjab Army under Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab

Claude Auguste Court (24 September 1793 – 21 January 1880) was a French soldier and mercenary.[1]

He was hired by Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Punjab in 1827 to organize and train the artillery. He was promoted to the rank of general, and served as one of the leading European officers in the Punjab Army.[2]

  1. ^ "Claude Auguste Court (1793-1880)". napoleon-monuments.eu (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-12.
  2. ^ Bansal, Bobby Singh (7 November 2010). "Firangis in Ranjit Singh's Durbar". The Tribune.

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