Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919

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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 was a brutal incident in Amritsar where British troops fired on a large, unarmed gathering of Indians, killing and injuring hundreds and galvanizing the Indian independence movement.

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instanceOf historical event
massacre
political repression
aftermath Reginald Dyer was forced to retire
Reginald Dyer was relieved of command
no major criminal punishment for Reginald Dyer
alsoKnownAs Amritsar massacre
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
commander Reginald Dyer
commemoratedOn 13 April each year
countryAtTheTime British Raj
linked to: British India
crowdSizeEstimate thousands
crowdWas unarmed
date 1919-04-13
day 13 April 1919
firingDuration about 10 minutes
gatheringPurpose Baisakhi celebration
protest against the Rowlatt Act
governorOfPunjabAtTheTime Michael O’Dwyer
impactOnGandhi led Mahatma Gandhi to launch the Non-Cooperation Movement
impactOnMovement galvanized the Indian independence movement
IndianEstimatesDeaths over 1,000
IndianEstimatesInjured over 1,500
investigatedBy Hunter Commission
location Amritsar
British India
Jallianwala Bagh
Punjab
memorialAtSite Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial
memorialEstablished 1951
numberOfTroopsInvolved approximately 50
officialBritishDeathToll 379
officialBritishInjured over 1,000
orderedBy Reginald Dyer
partOf Indian independence movement history
perpetrator British Indian Army
relatedAssassination assassination of Michael O’Dwyer in 1940 by Udham Singh
relatedLaw Rowlatt Act
resultedIn international condemnation of British rule in India
mass civilian casualties
widespread outrage in India
roundsFiredEstimate about 1,650 rounds
symbolOf British colonial brutality in India
tookPlaceOn Baisakhi
typeOfTroops Baluchi soldiers
Gurkha soldiers
linked to: Gurkha units

Sikh soldiers
weaponsUsed machine guns (not fired into the crowd due to narrow entrance)
rifles
year 1919

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British India notableEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919
Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919 alsoKnownAs Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919 alsoKnownAs Amritsar massacre
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Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919 location Jallianwala Bagh
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Indian independence movement significantEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Hunter Commission investigatedEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Reginald Dyer notableFor Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Reginald Dyer eventParticipatedIn Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Non-Cooperation Movement triggeredBy Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Michael O’Dwyer notableEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial commemorates Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial associatedEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial namedAfter Jallianwala Bagh
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Reginald Dyer notableFor Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Amritsar historicalEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919
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Lord Chelmsford notableEventDuringTenure Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Reginald Dyer event Jallianwala Bagh massacre
subject linked to: Dyer
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Dyer associatedWithEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Rowlatt Satyagraha relatedEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Hunter Commission investigated Jallianwala Bagh massacre
subject linked to: Thomas Smith
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India as I Knew It mainSubject Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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India as I Knew It aboutEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Udham Singh victimOfMassacre Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Udham Singh associatedWithEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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The Butcher of Amritsar associatedEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Hunter Commission locationOfEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre
subject linked to: William Fraser
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Amritsar district hasHistoricalEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Frances Annie Dyer associatedWithEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Amritsar session of the Indian National Congress (1919) hasCause Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Punjab Province (British India) notableEvent Punjab disturbances of 1919
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Punjab Province (British India) notableEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Harry Dyer eventParticipatedIn Jallianwala Bagh massacre
subject linked to: Harry
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Harry Dyer associatedWith Amritsar massacre
subject linked to: Harry
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Hunter Commission report on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre subjectOf Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Hunter Commission report on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre follows Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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Hunter Commission report on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre topic Amritsar massacre
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British colonial authorities in India significantEvent Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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