write a short note on jalliawala bagh mascare
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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 [Temple] 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,[1] and Civil Surgeon Dr. Smith said that there were 1,526 casualties.
Answer: The Jalliawala Bagh Massacre toof place on 13 April 1919. Punjab, there was an unprecedented support for the Rowlatt Satyagraha. On 13 April, the Baisakhi day (harvest festival), a public meeting was organised at the Jalliawala Bagh. According to official report, 379 people were killed and 1137 wounded in the incident. The Jalliawala Bagh massacre was condemned by the people of all section and thus give a tremendous impetus to the freedom struggle.