The Jallianwala Bagh massacre also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on April 13, 1919. in Amritsar, Punjab, British India; where troops of Gurkhas of Nepalese origin and Sikh infantrymen of the British Indian Army, led by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer were ordered to shoot at the crowd, continuing to fire even as the protestors tried to flee. From 379 to 1,500 people were killed with another 1,200 injured. More
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