Anglo-Sikh War Memorial
Government of Punjab
War memorial and museum at Ferozeshah
For The Sikh soldiers of the First and Second Anglo-Sikh Wars
Unveiled1976
Location30°51′46″N 74°49′00″E / 30.8628°N 74.8167°E / 30.8628; 74.8167
Ferozeshah, Firozpur district, Punjab, India

near 
Firozpur
Designed byH S Chopra

The Punjab Government built Anglo-Sikh war memorial at Ferozeshah, Ferozepur at Moga Road. The memorial was built to honor the soldiers who died fighting against British army at Chillianwala on 13 January 1849; Sabhraon on 10 February 1846; Mudki on 18 December 1845; and Ferozeshah on 21–22 December 1845.[1][2][3]

Architect

H S Chopra, the senior Architect of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana designed the three-storeyed Memorial near Sirhind feeder and on the banks of Rajasthan Canal of Ferozepur.[4][5] HS Chopra was guided by Dr. MS Randhawa, who was then the Vice Chancellor of the Ferozeshah memorial Committee Made by Punjab Government.

LANDSCAPE design of the memorial was done by S Hari Singh Sandhu the then XEN Horticulture Punjab Agriculture University.

Memorial

The Memorial is in a plot of 2 hectares where one of the Anglo-Sikh war happened. The Ground floor of the memorial is 2 meters above the surrounding area.[1][5] The monument has collections of murals, portraits and paintings depicting battlefield made by renowned painters Jaswant Singh and Kirpal Singh.[6] The bronze carved quotes on Cunningham's history; the wars of Shah Mohammad; the Anglo-Sikh war weapons donated by the Punjab government from the Patiyala Museum, is displayed in the Memorial.

References

  1. 1 2 "Anglo-Sikh War Memorial At Ferozepur Revisited After Four Decades". World Architecture Community. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ferozepur Anglo-Sikh war memorial a picture of neglect". Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Protected monument status sought for Anglo-Sikh war memorials - Times of India". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Anglo Sikh War Memorial, Ferozepur". www.nativeplanet.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  5. 1 2 FerozepurOnline.com. "ANGLO-SIKH WAR MEMORIAL, FEROZESHAH". ferozepuronline.com. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  6. ↑ Sharma, Vikramditya (1 March 2015). "Hardly any visitor for historical Anglo Sikh War Memorial at Ferozeshah". City Air News. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
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