Massacre at Amritsar

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Massacre at Amritsar
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Date: 13 April 1919
Location: Amritsar, Punjab
Presidency: Bengal
Co-ordinates: 31.63089°N, 74.871552°E
Result: Massacre of demonstrators
Combatants
British Indian Army
Commanders
Brigadier Reginald Dyer
Strength
Casualties
379 killed (est)
1,200 injured (est)
The garden in 1919

Amritsar Massacre or Jallianwallah Bagh Massacre occured on 13 April 1919, when over 5,000 unarmed locals, who had gathered at Jallianwala Bagh (garden), Amritsar were fired upon by British Indian Army troops. The crowd was protesting the recently passed Rowlatt Act.

Around 90 troops under the command of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer fired upon the gathering without giving any warning. Once the firing started, there was no escape from the garden as the main exit was blocked by the troops. The troops only stoped firing once they ran out of ammunition.


Spelling Variants

Modern name:Amritsar
Variants: Amritsir/Umritsar


External Links

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Wikipedia
Amritsar Massacre Google Books
The Butcher of Amritsar Google Books


Jallianwala Bagh