🔫 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (Amritsar Massacre)
April 13, 1919 – A turning point in Indian independence
📌 Fast Facts
- Date: April 13, 1919
- Location: Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab
- Death toll: 379 official (thousands wounded)
- Commander: Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer
On April 13, 1919, British military forces under Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer fired on an unarmed crowd gathered at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, killing hundreds and wounding thousands. The massacre occurred during peacetime, directed at civilians protesting the Rowlatt Act and the detention of nationalist leaders. The event became a watershed moment in Indian nationalism and colonial resistance ...