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Massacre at Amritsar

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Around 90 troops under the command of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reginald_Dyer 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 stopped firing once they ran out of ammunition. Estimated casualties were 379 killed and 1,200 injured.
 
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name:Amritsar<br>
Variants: Amritsir/Umritsar<br>
 
== External Links ==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jallianwala_Bagh_massacre Jallianwala Bagh Massacre] Wikipedia<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=rMoOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Amritsar+Massacre&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=m5TVSoi3CpPGywTKgP34DQ#v=onepage&q=Amritsar%20Massacre&f=false Amritsar Massacre] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=V2nGnWXV7coC&pg=PA104&dq=Indian+Army+reforms&lr=&as_brr=3&cd=6#v=onepage&q=Indian%20Army%20reforms&f=false The Hunter Committee] Google Books<br>
[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XuQC5pgzCw4C&pg=PA259&dq=Jallianwala+Bagh&lr=&as_brr=3&ei=m5TVSoi3CpPGywTKgP34DQ#v=onepage&q=Jallianwala%20Bagh&f=false The Butcher of Amritsar] Google Books

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