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Describe the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

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Answered by amitkumar502
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The Jallianwalah Bagh Massacre, also known as the Amritsar Massacre was a massacrethat happened in Amritsar, in 1919. It is named after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) in the northern Indian city of Amritsar. On April 13, 1919, British, Indian Army soldiers started shooting at an unarmed gathering of men, women and children. The person in charge was Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, the military commander of Amritsar.

The shooting lasted about ten minutes. According to official British Raj sources, 379 people were killed. According to other sources, there were over 1,000 deaths, with more than 2,000 wounded,and Civil Surgeon Dr. Smith said that there were 1,526casualties.

Answered by zumba12
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Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

  • It was the time during which Dr.Satyapal and Dr. Saifudeen Kitchlew were arrested by the Britishers.
  • In order to show protest against their arrest, a mob gathered in the Jalaianwala Bagh, located in Amritsar, Punjab on 13th April 1919.
  • Being from outside the city, they were unaware of the military law that had been forced related to conducting the protest.
  • General Dyer entered the region, hindered the main entrance gate and opened fire on the group from all the sides with heavy rifles mercilessly, murdering and injuring several individuals including kids, women and adults.
  • His goal was to 'produce an ethical impact' to make in the brains of satyagrahis, outcomes of going against the British government.
  • This massacre shooked the entire freedom struggle and lead to the revolt which gained freedom to India.

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