James Abbott (Indian Army officer)

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General Sir James Abbott (1807 – 1896) was a British army officer in colonial India. The Pakistani city of Abbottabad is named after him. Abbott was the brother of Augustus Abbott and Frederick Abbott

A portrait of him hangs in the National Gallery in London [1].

His portrait was created by the artist B.Baldwin, this portrait can be seen at the National Portrait Gallery or online:

http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/portrait.asp?LinkID=mp00002&rNo=0&role=sit