page_title: Claude Auguste Court
hierarchical_section_title: Claude Auguste Court
caption_attribution_description: English: Book_of_rubbings_of_Kushan_coins_by_Claude_Auguste_Court
context_page_description: Claude Auguste Court was a French soldier and mercenary.
  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
context_section_description: Claude Auguste Court (24 September 1793 – January 1880) was a French soldier and mercenary.
  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
caption: Book of rubbings of Kushan coins, by Claude Auguste Court, between 1827-1844. British Museum.
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