Firozpur Cantonment was establishment in the year 1839 when Capt.
HM Lawrance was posted as the Assistant Political Agent of N.W. Frontier.
It is situated about 5 Miles East of River Satluj & about 2 Miles South of Firozpur City.
Firozpur City and Cantonment being situated on the Indo-Pak Border have not witnessed much of industrial & commercial development.
Firozpur Cantonment is a Class I Cantonment.
The Cantonment is connected to the City by Jhoke Road and to the River Sutlej by GT Road.

Historically this was an important Cantonment for the British, it was a base for the Anglo-Sikh Wars in the 1840s.
And continued as an important cantonment that was a base for supporting forward positions in modern-day Pakistan.
Till World War II, it was one of the largest Cantonments in this region.
After Partition the cantt's importance declined.
There is an abandoned airstrip of British Vintage in the Cantt.


The Battle of Saragarhi Gurudwara is a part of the Cantonment's military history as the men in the battle were mostly from adjoining areas.
Firozpur Cantonment was establishment in the year 1839 when Capt. HM Lawrance was posted as the Assistant Political Agent of N.W. Frontier. It is situated about 5 Miles East of River Satluj & about 2 Miles South of Firozpur City. Firozpur City and Cantonment being situated on the Indo-Pak Border have not witnessed much of industrial & commercial development. Firozpur Cantonment is a Class I Cantonment. The Cantonment is connected to the City by Jhoke Road and to the River Sutlej by GT Road.
Historically this was an important Cantonment for the British, it was a base for the Anglo-Sikh Wars in the 1840s. And continued as an important cantonment that was a base for supporting forward positions in modern-day Pakistan. Till World War II, it was one of the largest Cantonments in this region. After Partition the cantt's importance declined. There is an abandoned airstrip of British Vintage in the Cantt.

The Battle of Saragarhi Gurudwara is a part of the Cantonment's military history as the men in the battle were mostly from adjoining areas.
Firozpur Cantonment