short note on jallian walla bagh massacre
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The Jallianwalah Bagh Massacre, also known as the Amritsar Massacre was a massacre that happened in Amritsar, in 1919. It is named after the Jallianwala Bagh [Temple] in the northern Indian city of Amritsar. On April 13, 1919, British Indian Army soldiers started shooting at an unarmed crowd 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 hurt badly,[1] and Civil Surgeon Dr. Smith said that there were 1,526 casualties.
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Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919. The Punjabi people were celebrating the festival of Baisakhi. General Sure entered in the place where they were celebrating. He ordered his army to shoot everyone. They didn't even have mercy on kids and senior citizens. It was a very heart wrenching moment that took place on a very big festival of the people