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Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Narrow passage to Jallianwala Bagh Garden through which the shooting was conducted.
Location of Amritsar in India Location Coordinates Date Target Attack type Weapon(s) Death(s) Injured Perpetrator(s) Amritsar, India 31°37′14″N 74°52′49″E April 13, 1919 5:30 pm (UTC+5:30) Hindu, Muslim and Sikh religious and political gathering Shooting, mass murder, massacre Rifles 379-1500 1100-1500 British Indian Army unit under the command of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer
Number of participant(s) 50
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre (Punjabi: ਜਲ੍ਹਿਆਂਵਾਲਾ ਬਾਗ਼ ਹਤਿਆਕਾਂਡ, Hindi: जलियांवाला बाग़ हत्याकांड, Urdu: ﺟﻠﻴﺎﻧﻮﺍﻟﮧ ﺑﺎﻍ ﻗﺘﻞِ ﻋﺎﻡJallianwala Bāġa Hatyākāṇḍ), also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place in the Jallianwala Bagh public garden in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, and was ordered by Brigadier-General Reginald E.H. Dyer. On Sunday April 13, 1919, which happened to be 'Baisakhi', one of Punjab's largest religious festivals, fifty British Indian Army soldiers, commanded by Dyer, began shooting at an unarmed gathering of men, women, and children without warning. Dyer marched his fifty riflemen to a raised bank and ordered them to kneel and fire.[1] Dyer ordered soldiers to reload their rifles several times and they were ordered to shoot to kill.[2] Official Government of India sources estimated the fatalities at 379, with 1,100 wounded.[3] Civil Surgeon Dr Williams DeeMeddy indicated that there were 1,526 casualties.[4] However, the casualty number quoted by the Indian National Congress was more than 1,500, with roughly 1,000 killed.[5]
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Background
India during World War I
World War I began with loyalty and goodwill towards the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from mainstream politicians of India, contrary to initial British fears of a revolt while they were committed militarily to a European war. British India
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Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Narrow passage to Jallianwala Bagh Garden through which the shooting was conducted.
Location of Amritsar in India Location Coordinates Date Target Attack type Weapon(s) Death(s) Injured Perpetrator(s) Amritsar, India 31°37′14″N 74°52′49″E April 13, 1919 5:30 pm (UTC+5:30) Hindu, Muslim and Sikh religious and political gathering Shooting, mass murder, massacre Rifles 379-1500 1100-1500 British Indian Army unit under the command of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer
Number of participant(s) 50
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre (Punjabi: ਜਲ੍ਹਿਆਂਵਾਲਾ ਬਾਗ਼ ਹਤਿਆਕਾਂਡ, Hindi: जलियांवाला बाग़ हत्याकांड, Urdu: ﺟﻠﻴﺎﻧﻮﺍﻟﮧ ﺑﺎﻍ ﻗﺘﻞِ ﻋﺎﻡJallianwala Bāġa Hatyākāṇḍ), also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place in the Jallianwala Bagh public garden in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, and was ordered by Brigadier-General Reginald E.H. Dyer. On Sunday April 13, 1919, which happened to be 'Baisakhi', one of Punjab's largest religious festivals, fifty British Indian Army soldiers, commanded by Dyer, began shooting at an unarmed gathering of men, women, and children without warning. Dyer marched his fifty riflemen to a raised bank and ordered them to kneel and fire.[1] Dyer ordered soldiers to reload their rifles several times and they were ordered to shoot to kill.[2] Official Government of India sources estimated the fatalities at 379, with 1,100 wounded.[3] Civil Surgeon Dr Williams DeeMeddy indicated that there were 1,526 casualties.[4] However, the casualty number quoted by the Indian National Congress was more than 1,500, with roughly 1,000 killed.[5]
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Background
India during World War I
World War I began with loyalty and goodwill towards the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from mainstream politicians of India, contrary to initial British fears of a revolt while they were committed militarily to a European war. British India