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James Rattray
James Rattray (1818 – 24 October 1854) was a British soldier and artist.
At the time of making his notable sketches, he was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Grenadiers, Bengal Army, serving in Afghanistan.
James Rattray was born in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England.[better source needed] His parents were Charles Rattray M.D. (1779–1835), a physician of Northamptonshire, and Mariane Freeman (1788–1866).[better source needed]
He had a good command of Persian and could speak directly with the local people.
Rattray began his career as a soldier. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 5 Dec 1838, the date he sailed out of Gravesend on the Severn, a West Indiaman bound for India. This ship was abandoned at sea (mid Atlantic) later that same year on 29 December 1838, with 16 ft. of water in her hold on a voyage from Miramichi in Canada for Bristol.
He followed and served alongside Charles Rattray (1810–1841),[better source needed] his older brother by 8 years, who was a Captain in the same period in Afghanistan.
He spent some time in the Hindustan. Rattray was part of a combined force known as the Army of the Indus. He was a Lieutenant in the 2nd Grenadiers, Bengal Army. He took part in the First Anglo-Afghan War, from 1839 to 1842.
He was in Ghazni in 1839–40. The picture, right, depicts the final resting place of Mahmud of Ghazni. The artist in Rattray was in love with this particular spot (Tomb of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni) and viewed it as one of the most charming places in Afghanistan.
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James Rattray
James Rattray (1818 – 24 October 1854) was a British soldier and artist.
At the time of making his notable sketches, he was a 2nd Lieutenant in the 2nd Grenadiers, Bengal Army, serving in Afghanistan.
James Rattray was born in Daventry, Northamptonshire, England.[better source needed] His parents were Charles Rattray M.D. (1779–1835), a physician of Northamptonshire, and Mariane Freeman (1788–1866).[better source needed]
He had a good command of Persian and could speak directly with the local people.
Rattray began his career as a soldier. He was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on 5 Dec 1838, the date he sailed out of Gravesend on the Severn, a West Indiaman bound for India. This ship was abandoned at sea (mid Atlantic) later that same year on 29 December 1838, with 16 ft. of water in her hold on a voyage from Miramichi in Canada for Bristol.
He followed and served alongside Charles Rattray (1810–1841),[better source needed] his older brother by 8 years, who was a Captain in the same period in Afghanistan.
He spent some time in the Hindustan. Rattray was part of a combined force known as the Army of the Indus. He was a Lieutenant in the 2nd Grenadiers, Bengal Army. He took part in the First Anglo-Afghan War, from 1839 to 1842.
He was in Ghazni in 1839–40. The picture, right, depicts the final resting place of Mahmud of Ghazni. The artist in Rattray was in love with this particular spot (Tomb of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni) and viewed it as one of the most charming places in Afghanistan.