Write a short note on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar
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The Jallianwalah Bagh Massacre, also known as the Amritsar Massacre was a massacre that happened in Amritsar, in 1919. ... 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
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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919, when Acting Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered troops of the British Indian Army to fire their rifles .
Date: 13 April 1919
Deaths: 379 – 1000+
Location: Amritsar
No. of participants: 50 riflemen
Injured: ~ 1,500
Perpetrators: Riflemen of the 9th Gurkha Rifles, the 54th Sikhs and the 59th Sind Rifles, British India Army