Ferozepore

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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
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Ferozepore is a city south of Lahore on the banks of the Sutlej River and the site of a large British Army cantonment. The city was of particular strategic importance during the Sikh Wars.

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Modern name: Firozpur Variants: Ferozepur/Ferozepore

Military history

Invasion of the HEIC Army 1839 Mutiny at Ferozepore 1857

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