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{{Infobox military memorial
| name = Anglo-Sikh War Memorial
| native_name =
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| body = [[Government of Punjab, India|Government of Punjab]]
| image = Anglo sikh war memorial Feroze shah.jpeg
| caption = War memorial and museum at Ferozeshah
| commemorates = The Sikh soldiers of [[Anglo-Sikh wars]]
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| established = 
| unveiled = 1976
| coordinates = {{coord|display=it|30.8628|N|74.8167|E|type:landmark_region:IN|format=dms}}
| location = Ferozeshah, [[Firozpur district]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[India]]
| nearest_town = [[Firozpur]]
| designer = H S Chopra
| commemorated =
| country = [[India]]
| inscription =
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}}
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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://worldarchitecture.org/architecture-news/epcpc/anglosikh_war_memorial_at_ferozepur_revisited_after_four_decades.html|title=Anglo-Sikh War Memorial At Ferozepur Revisited After Four Decades|website=World Architecture Community|language=en|access-date=2018-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226084437/https://worldarchitecture.org/architecture-news/epcpc/anglosikh_war_memorial_at_ferozepur_revisited_after_four_decades.html|archive-date=2018-12-26|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/community/ferozepur-anglo-sikh-war-memorial-a-picture-of-neglect/82397.html|title=Ferozepur Anglo-Sikh war memorial a picture of neglect|access-date=26 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226084400/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/community/ferozepur-anglo-sikh-war-memorial-a-picture-of-neglect/82397.html|archive-date=2018-12-26|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/protected-monument-status-sought-for-anglo-sikh-war-memorials/articleshow/57781681.cms|title=Protected monument status sought for Anglo-Sikh war memorials - Times of India|website=The Times of India|access-date=2018-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626012024/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/protected-monument-status-sought-for-anglo-sikh-war-memorials/articleshow/57781681.cms|archive-date=2017-06-26|url-status=live}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nativeplanet.com/ferozepur/attractions/anglo-sikh-war-memorial/|title=Anglo Sikh War Memorial, Ferozepur|website=www.nativeplanet.com|language=en|access-date=2018-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226084342/https://www.nativeplanet.com/ferozepur/attractions/anglo-sikh-war-memorial/|archive-date=2018-12-26|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=http://ferozepuronline.com/single_page.php?id=3|title=ANGLO-SIKH WAR MEMORIAL, FEROZESHAH|last=FerozepurOnline.com|website=ferozepuronline.com|access-date=2018-12-26}}</ref> HS Chopra was guided by Dr. MS Randhawa, who was then the Vice Chancellor of the Ferozeshah memorial Committee Made by Punjab Government.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Anglo_Sikh_War_Memorial_at_Ferozeshah|title=Anglo Sikh War Memorial at Ferozeshah - SikhiWiki, free Sikh encyclopedia.|website=www.sikhiwiki.org|access-date=2018-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226084231/http://www.sikhiwiki.org/index.php/Anglo_Sikh_War_Memorial_at_Ferozeshah|archive-date=2018-12-26|url-status=live}}</ref>

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.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> The monument has collections of murals, portraits and paintings depicting battlefield made by renowned painters Jaswant Singh and Kirpal Singh.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cityairnews.com/content/hardly-any-visitor-historical-anglo-sikh-war-memorial-ferozeshah|title=Hardly any visitor for historical Anglo Sikh War Memorial at Ferozeshah | date=1 March 2015 | first=Vikramditya | last=Sharma | publisher=City Air News|access-date=30 December 2018}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":2" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://ferozepur.nic.in/tourist-place/anglo-sikh-war-memorial-ferozeshah/ ferozepur.nic.in]
*[http://punjabtourism.gov.in/Punjab.html#/attraction/79/anglo-sikh-war-memorial punjabtourism. org]

[[Category:Monuments and memorials]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Museums in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Anglo-Sikh wars]]

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