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TheFirozpur Fort is a hexagonal-shaped fortress located in the city ofFirozpur in Punjab, India, near the Indo-Pakistani border. It is purported to have originally been constructed during the reign ofFeroze Shah Tughlaq (r. 1351–1388).[1] Other sources claim the fortress was constructed during the Sikh-period.[2][3] After the death of Lachhman Kaur and the lapsing of theFerozepore Jagir into direct British-control in 1835, the Duke of Wellington ordered that the British take-over the fort and turn it into a garrison by 1839.[2][3] In 1844, the British were erecting fortress constructions in Ferozepore, which annoyed the Sikh Empire to the north.[4] By 1858, the fort was producing different kinds of munitions from its arsenal.[2][3] At any given time, there were around 10,000 bullocks, an equivalent amount of horses, and 150 camels at the fort.[2][3] The fort was later converted into a base depot that supplied weapons, ammunition, and trained animals.[2][3] The fortress was later referenced byHitler in hisMein Kampf, who later viewed the fort as a key target during World War II.[2][3] The fort continued to be used as an arsenal until 1941 when the ammunition was shifted to Kasubegu.[3]
The historical Ferozepore Fortress has recently been re-opened to the public by the Indian Army's Golden Arrow Division.[3][2]