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===Historical books online===
===Historical books online===
*[https://archive.org/stream/b21452404#page/380/mode/2up Ferozepore] page  381 ''Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations'' 1864 Archive.org
*[https://archive.org/stream/b21452404#page/380/mode/2up Ferozepore] page  381 ''Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations'' 1864 Archive.org
*[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/105596  ''Gazetteer Of The Ferozepore District 1883'']. A volume in the series ''Punjab District Gazetteers''. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
:[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/531222 ''Gazetteer Of The Ferozepore District 1888'']. A volume in the series ''Punjab District Gazetteers''. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
:[http://dli.serc.iisc.ernet.in/handle/2015/244742 ''Ferozepore District 1915''].  A volume in the series ''Punjab District Gazetteers''. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2740836?urlappend=%3Bseq=79 "Ferozepore District"] page 57 ''A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1'' by Miles Irving (1910)  Hathi Trust Digital Library  
*[http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.c2740836?urlappend=%3Bseq=79 "Ferozepore District"] page 57 ''A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1'' by Miles Irving (1910)  Hathi Trust Digital Library  


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Revision as of 11:35, 16 October 2015

Ferozepore
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 30.9166°N, 74.6167°E
Altitude: 182 m (597 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Firozpur
State/Province: Punjab
Country: India
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places of interest during the British period
[xxxx Ferozepore]



Ferozepore was the headquarters of Hoshiarpur District in the Jullundur Division of Punjab Province during the British period. On the banks of the Sutlej River south of Lahore, the city was the site of a large British Army cantonment and of particular strategic importance during the Sikh Wars.

Spelling variants

Modern spelling: Firozpur
Variants: Ferozepur/Ferozepore

Military history

Invasion of the HEIC Army 1839
Mutiny at Ferozepore 1857


External links

Ferozepore Town Imperial Gazetteer
Firozpur Cantonment Wikipedia
Photos of Ferozepur by Raghbir Singh - including cemetery images panoramio.com

Historical books online

  • Ferozepore page 381 Report of the Commissioners Appointed to Inquire into the Sanitary State of the Army in India : with Abstract of Evidence, and of Reports Received from Indian Military Stations 1864 Archive.org
Gazetteer Of The Ferozepore District 1888. A volume in the series Punjab District Gazetteers. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
Ferozepore District 1915. A volume in the series Punjab District Gazetteers. Pdf download, Digital Library of India.
  • "Ferozepore District" page 57 A list of inscriptions on Christian tombs or monuments in the Punjab, North-West Frontier Province, Kashmir and Afghanistan possessing historical or archaeological interest Part 1 by Miles Irving (1910) Hathi Trust Digital Library