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'''Ferozepore''' | '''Ferozepore''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_198.gif Hoshiarpur District] in the Jullundur Division of [[Punjab|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== | ==Spelling variants== | ||
Modern | Modern spelling: Firozpur<br> | ||
Variants: Ferozepur/Ferozepore | Variants: Ferozepur/Ferozepore | ||
== Military history == | == Military history == | ||
[[Invasion of the HEIC Army]] 1839 | [[Invasion of the HEIC Army]] 1839<br> | ||
[[Mutiny at Ferozepore]] 1857 | [[Mutiny at Ferozepore]] 1857 | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Ferozepore Ferozepore] Love to Know 1911<br> | |||
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V13_208.gif Ferozepore Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br> | |||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firozpur_Cantonment Firozpur Cantonment] Wikipedia | |||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Revision as of 09:45, 28 July 2012
| Ferozepore | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 30.9166N, 74.6167E |
| Altitude: | 182 m (597 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Firozpur |
| State/Province: | Punjab |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxx Ferozepore] |
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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 Love to Know 1911
Ferozepore Town Imperial Gazetteer
Firozpur Cantonment Wikipedia
